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Texas AFL-CIO meet was bright spot in dark sky
June 13, 2011Labor leaders in Texas came together to renew the call for jobs, livable wages, human services and democratic reforms for state workers and workers across the nation.
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Asian Americans tackle job discrimination
May 31, 2011Job discrimination is on the rise for Asian Americans, one of the fastest-growing minority group in the U.S., and now number 15 million nationwide.
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Machinists, labor board official say Boeing broke law
May 16, 2011Machinist workers are gathering allies as the battle grows over a top NLRB official's statement that Boeing broke labor law by moving aircraft production to anti-union South Carolina.
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New Yorkers join in taking back May Day
May 3, 2011The sun was shinning as 10,000 New Yorkers celebrated International Workers Day last Sunday, May 1.
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Workers take back May Day
May 2, 2011Across the country on May 1, tens of thousands of workers, led by the presidents of the nation's largest unions, reclaimed May Day as an American holiday.
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