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As oil gushes, BP spews nonsense
June 2, 2010While BP has its own "reporters" enthusing about a "ballet at sea" in the Gulf, some 200,000 workers in the region are either out of work or facing imminent unemployment.
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Border Patrol accused in immigrant death
June 2, 2010Mexican human rights defenders are accusing the U.S. Border Patrol of beating, kicking and tasering a Mexican undocumented immigrant to death in San Diego, Calif.
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Disabled and proud, Californians mark ADA anniversary
June 2, 2010More than 2,000 disabled people and supporters marched to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and to demand no cuts in vital services.
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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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