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Battle Congress cant escape: Fight for employee free choice follows lawmakers home
April 8, 2009When people think about the fight for labor law reform that is front and center these days in organized labor’s push for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, they think of groups lobbying in the...
Read moreRaul Castro meets US lawmakers
April 8, 2009Havana, Apr 7 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Raul Castro met with a US congressional delegation, on a visit to this country that started on April 3. Legislators Barbara Lee, chairwoman of the US Congressional Black Caucus,...
Read moreBig victories for marriage equality in Vermont, Iowa
April 8, 2009Same-sex couples and gay rights activists nationwide are celebrating after major victories today in Vermont and last week in Iowa, two states that are paving the way in allowing gay couples to marry. Lawmakers in Vermont...
Read moreAnti-communists attack Moldova parliament
April 8, 2009Original source: Anti-communists stormed Moldova's parliament on Tuesday, hurling computers through windows and setting fire to furniture in a violent demonstration against what they claimed were fraudulent elections. Police initially stood by but turned water cannons...
Read moreStudent week of action promotes Employee Free Choice nationwide
April 8, 2009This past week, students across the country mobilized to pass the Employee Free Choice Act in the Student Labor Action Project’s annual Student Labor Week of Action.
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