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Census Bureau: Poverty rate unchanged, health care coverage improves, income drops
September 17, 2012AFL-CIO Pres. Trumka was not surprised by the findings, which back up the federation's emphasis on the drastic impact the recession - known as the Bush Crash - has had on workers and families.
Read moreComing out for equality in Memphis
September 17, 2012"This very ground was built on the struggle for equality and equal rights."
Read moreChicago teachers to vote Sunday on ending strike
September 14, 2012CHICAGO- Teachers here will vote on Sunday, Sept. 16, whether to continue or end the weeklong strike. Some 800 elected union delegates met today and decided they needed to see - in writing - more details...
Read moreCLUW mobilizes to protect voter rights
September 14, 2012Republican legislators are passing voter suppression laws to take voting rights away. Most affected are people of color, women and working families.
Read moreWith toxic plant ready for demolition, NJ residents voice concerns
September 14, 2012The E.C. Electroplating plant - the source of a nearly 30 year-old toxic chromium spill currently wending its way beneath this town - will be torn down in early October.
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