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Jerry Brown signs Calif. Dream Act, part I

July 26, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Tthe first phase of the California Dream Act, signed July 25, makes it possible for undocumented college students to apply for privately funded scholarships administered through the state's university and community college systems.

Employers cheat workers and the tax man

July 26, 2011

Construction companies are cheating the state out of as much as $175 million a year, according to a commentary by the Texas AFL-CIO.

Longshore workers battle union-buster (video)

July 26, 2011 By Tim Wheeler And Teresa Albano

EGT, an international consortium in Longview, Wash., is privatizing a public dock, owned by the Port of Longview, and bringing in scab labor to bust the workers' local longshore union.

Youth spirit sparks Asian American labor meet

July 26, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

APALA's largest convention ever celebrated outstanding achievements in the fight to stop wage theft and to uphold the rights of immigrant and low-wage workers, and looked ahead to the continuing struggle for good jobs and labor...

Turkish leader’s visit to occupied Cyprus sparks protest (video)

July 25, 2011 By Gary Bono

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan made a highly provocative visit July 20 to the Turkish-occupied region in northern Cyprus.