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Wall Street vote delayed as Black Caucus demands help for poor

November 20, 2009 By Joe Sims

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus persuaded House Finance Services Committee chairman, Rep. Barney Frank to delay a vote on the systemic risks bill.

U.S. students win ‘new day’ for Honduran workers

November 19, 2009

In a big victory for a U.S. student campaign, Russell Athletics, the largest supplier of team uniforms and apparel, agreed to reopen a Honduran factory that it shut down after its workers formed a union.

Feeling heat, U.S.-China firms say they’ll build turbines here

November 19, 2009 By Susan Webb

Under pressure from the nation’s biggest manufacturing union, a U.S.-China energy partnership said it would build a factory here, creating 1,000 jobs.

Companies cashing in on flu epidemic

November 19, 2009 By John Wojcik

The government may have to step in to ensure companies are not using the swine flu epidemic to rip off those who come down with the flu.

Students, faculty & workers protest U of Calif. hikes, cutbacks

November 19, 2009 By Marilyn Bechtel

Thousands of students, faculty, campus workers and community supporters gathered Nov. 18 in historic Sproul Plaza to protest at proposed 32 percent fee hike.