U.S.
Southwest baggage handlers fight privatization
June 25, 2012"We don't want to outsource our jobs. We're gonna keep on fighting till we get a decent contract."
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Toronto bans plastic bags
June 22, 2012Mayor Rob Ford asked council to do away with a bylaw that required stores to charge five cents for plastic bags. Instead, council opted to excise the bags altogether.
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Obama builds commanding lead among Latinos
June 22, 2012Latinos seem to be increasingly certain as to who is on their side and who is not.
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Michigan ‘protect our jobs’ petition passes signature threshold
June 22, 2012Michigan's Protect Our Jobs coalition has gathered more than double the amount of signatures necessary to put a proposed state constitutional amendment enshrining union rights on the Nov. 6 ballot.
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“We have made a way when there was no way”
June 22, 2012Juneteenth is increasingly becoming a festive day across the United States.
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