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Hartford workers win back pay
June 2, 2010Ten years after being locked out by their employer, union workers at Avery Heights Nursing Home began receiving checks totaling $2.55 million in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) settlement. The case has important implications for...
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Chicago unemployed organize
June 2, 2010Unemployed workers took to the streets the day after Memorial Day to demand jobs and extension of unemployment benefits.
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Bill would lift Cuba travel ban
June 2, 2010Congress is about to vote on a bill that would end the Cuba travel ban and create an estimated 6,000 jobs in the U.S.
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On Gulf Coast many doubt BP can stop leak soon
June 1, 2010Union leaders, fishermen and environmentalists in the Gulf region say there is almost no chance that BP can stop the gushing oil by August.
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Arizona law bad for our health, doctors say
June 1, 2010A coalition of medical organizations has condemned Arizona's draconian anti-immigrant law, SB 1070, calling it a "step backwards for the health and well being of the nation."
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