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Campaign presses oil tax to save California public schools

July 18, 2011 By Luis Rivas

A group of public education advocates have begun a movement to tax oil extraction throughout the state of California.

Shipyard workers see chance to save their jobs

July 14, 2011 By John Wojcik

Workers, unions, community groups, small businesses and others in the fight to save 5,000 jobs at the Avondale Shipyard in New Orleans are feeling better now about the possibility of a victory.

St. Louis rally opposes cuts (with video)

July 12, 2011 By Tony Pecinovsky

Over 200 community activists, union members and students rallied outside of right-wing Republican Senator Roy Blunt's office in St. Louis demanding "no cuts" to Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security.

Jobs crisis worsens, Texans call for people power

July 11, 2011

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase of only 18,000 net new American jobs in June 2011.

Farm workers protest veto of Calif. card check bill

July 6, 2011 By John Wojcik

California's Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, vetoed a bill that would have allowed farm workers to use the card check method to unionize. Brown refused to meet with the farm workers and the 25 legislators that...