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Public workers are US
March 8, 2011Under the guise of "fiscal responsibility" the tea party GOP extreme right at both the federal and state level is wielding a two-edged sword aimed at the heart of the black and Latino community's economic life.
Read moreLatino community rejects DOJ whitewash in Gutierrez case
March 3, 2011A coalition of community and labor activists in Sacramento, California are demanding justice for Luis Gutierrez who was fatally shot by three deputies last year and were recently cleared by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Read moreWomen take lead in fight for jobs
March 2, 2011Women's rights activists note that, while the jobs crisis is harming all sectors of society, women and girls are being hit especially hard. Despite recent recovery efforts the unemployment rate among women has increased.
Read moreThe unity of public workers and those they serve
March 1, 2011Republican Governor Rick Scott gave rise to a political strike, not a collective bargaining strike, by deciding to attack public workers.
Read moreMissouri Republicans work to dismantle non-discrimination act
February 24, 2011A video put together by the Missouri Employee and Human Rights Coalition provides compelling testimony about the importance of protecting the state's non-discrimination law.
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