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Unions benefit Asian Pacific American workers
January 19, 2011When it comes to wages, health insurance and workplace retirement plans Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) enjoy major benefit advantages if they belong to unions, according to a new report.
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Women and the U.S. Constitution: a call to action
January 7, 2011Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia just asserted for a second time that our Constitution does not protect women against discrimination, a good reason why America needs the Equal Rights Amendment.
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Labor, environment, rights groups launch campaign for Internet expansion
December 20, 2010The Communications Workers of America, NAACP and the Sierra Club have come together to launch a campaign for what they say is a much needed faster and more available Internet in the United States.
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Civil unions OK’d in “heart of heartland” Illinois
December 3, 2010SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - "Exhaustimicated!" that's what Equality Illinois' Rick Garcia told Chicago-based Windy City Times, after this week's historic two-day vote in the Illinois state legislature in favor of same-sex civil unions.
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LGBT students bullied – by their schools
November 17, 2010No one ever said going to school was fun, but for many LGBT students, it can be a downright nightmare - or even impossible.
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