activism
Cop found not guilty in slaying of African American youth
February 16, 2011A grand jury ruled that the police killing of Danroy "D.J." Henry, Jr., the African American Pace University football player cops shot outside of a bar in suburban New York, was not a crime.
Read moreRite Aid Valentine protest: “Show love for worker’s rights”
February 14, 2011Cleveland staged a protest against Rite Aid's attempt to take away fully paid union health insurance from workers.
Read moreFacing benefit cutoff, jobless “99ers” organize
February 7, 2011Activists note official unemployment in Connecticut has more than doubled to about 170,000 since 2007, with no sign of improvement. It's a crisis for the entire state and demands emergency attention, they say.
Read moreEgyptian workers form independent union coalition
February 4, 2011Egyptian workers, suppressed by a government-sponsored and government-run labor federation, have broken away to form their own independent unions and federation and join the popular protests against President Hosni Mubarak's dictatorial rule.
Read moreNew York show of solidarity with Egypt
February 1, 2011Several thousand people - Egyptians, Egyptian Americans and other New Yorkers - showed up here Jan. 29 in solidarity with the pro-democracy movement in Egypt.
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