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Senator: Coal mine owners treat workers as “property”

October 4, 2013 By PAI

WASHINGTON (PAI)-The nation's coal mine owners "so victimize" their workers that the workers "come as close to being property as anyone I can imagine," a leading congressional advocate for the miners says.

Japan’s seniors call for communities to prevent loneliness

September 24, 2013 By Japan Press Weekly

A coordinator of the symposium stressed the importance of a movement to build communities to help each other in dealing with difficulties facing the elderly people on a daily basis.

Today in labor history: Eisenhower orders troops to integrate Little Rock schools

September 24, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Several months earlier following orders of then Governor Orval Faubus, the state's national guard blocked the entrance of the "Little Rock Nine" to the city's Central High school.

House Republicans quit bipartisan immigration group

September 24, 2013 By Emile Schepers

A blow was dealt against a possible bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform bill in the House of Representatives when two more Republican members withdrew. However, immigrant rights activists vow that they will not be deterred.

New Canadian “super union” aims for different kind of unionism

September 11, 2013 By C.J. Atkins

TORONTO - Canada's progressive movement just gained a giant new ally as thousands of delegates, representing more than 300,000 workers, founded Unifor, a new union aimed at transforming the labor scene in this country.