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Supermarket workers fight to bag a fair deal
June 22, 2010NEW YORK - With a possible strike approaching, thousands of Stop and Shop, Pathmark and King Kullen workers are urging the public to plan to buy their July 4 cookout ingredients elsewhere.
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Sacramento votes to boycott Arizona
June 22, 2010California's capital city last week joined a growing movement to boycott Arizona until its anti-immigrant law SB 1070 is repealed.
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Black and Latino home losses continue to mount
June 22, 2010With close to 6 million homes at risk of being seized by banks, the foreclosure crisis continues to deepen, with the greatest risk to homeowners of color, a new study finds.
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AFL-CIO president issues ringing call for immigrant rights
June 22, 2010CLEVELAND - In a major policy statement, AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka said the denial of rights to millions of undocumented workers threatens all Americans.
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Global union leaders blast financial greed
June 22, 2010VANCOUVER, Canada - As a world congress of the International Trade Union Confederation got under way here Monday, leaders blasted the economic crisis hitting working people.
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