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World Notes: Egypt, Cuba, Kenya, Italy, Venezuela, India
October 19, 2010A round up of international news from Egypt, Cuba, Kenya, Italy, Venezuela and India.
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America’s new sweatshop: warehouse work
October 19, 2010A new report paints a picture of exploitation of a mostly minority labor force in the logistics field.
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Nursing home workers mark sixth month of strike
October 19, 2010HARTFORD, Conn. - Hundreds of workers and their supporters rallied at Park Place Health Care Center in Hartford last week marking the 400 workers' sixth month on strike against Spectrum Healthcare. The members of SEIU 1199...
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Texans kick off early voting
October 19, 2010"Don't be a goat, early vote!" was the slogan on handheld signs at a voter rally on the first day of early voting in Texas.
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Protests, pepper spray rock German city
October 19, 2010STUTTGART, Germany - A retired engineer of 66 loses an eye, high school kids get beaten, a whole city in a state of near shock and anger - all because of a railroad station and some...
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