autoworkers
Mississippi Nissan workers “honor democracy” with fight for union
January 31, 2013Organizing Canton could be a stepping-stone to organizing the South's growing auto industry. "This particular campaign is beneficial both for the nation and for the world."
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“Look beneath the shine,” say Nissan workers
January 14, 2013The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan held a press conference to emphasize how the auto giant is unfairly treating its 3,300 workers at its Canton, Mississippi plant.
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Autoworkers say: Let Romney go bankrupt
February 27, 2012Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney came to town Friday, but autoworkers were in no mood to give him a free pass.
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Auto jobs grow despite Republican opposition
January 31, 2012More than jobs are back: New polls in Michigan show Obama has jumped ahead of his Republican opponents here.
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Philip Levine named country’s poet laureate
August 10, 2011Pulitzer Prize winner Philip Levine, known for his detailed and personal verse about the working class, has been appointed the country's new poet laureate.
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