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“Force of unity” defends working people’s rights
May 6, 2011With everything on the line, from Social Security and Medicare to the right to organize, working class families came out, many for the first time, to make their voices heard.
Read moreTeamsters campaign against extra-large trucks
May 5, 2011The Teamsters and several safety groups and advocates opened a campaign on against the truck lobby's plans to put extra-large rigs on U.S. roads.
Read moreLabor leaders call Democrats’ jobs plan a “start”
May 5, 2011The jobs plan unveiled yesterday by congressional Democrats is a step in the right direction, unions say.
Read moreIllinois labor launches campaign to protect pensions
May 5, 2011Big business blames public sector workers for the state's $8 billion budget deficit.
Read morePete Seeger on the power of songs, an interview
May 5, 2011Now is Pete Seeger's 92nd birthday. Happy birthday Pete!
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