equality
Dallas sanitation workers fight for a living wage
July 19, 2010Civil rights activists gathered in the historic Mt Olive Lutheran Church on the morning of July 17 to help the United Laborers Union Local 100 gain support for sanitation workers
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In landmark vote Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage
July 19, 2010Making it the 10th country in the world, Argentina legislators backed by President Cristina Fernandez, voted 33-27 in the Senate with 3 abstentions in a landmark decision July 15 to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Lawmakers move to lift statute of limitations on police torture
July 6, 2010CHICAGO - Just days after the conviction of former police Commander Jon Burge here, Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., introduced a bill that would make police torture of suspects a crime against humanity and a federal...
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NYC Pride: Celebrating and militant
June 30, 2010Manhattan's LGBT pride march, the largest and oldest in the nation, and one of the largest in the world, capped off a the June 19-27th Pride Week.
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Union bids farewell to Bill Lucy
June 30, 2010AFSCME members celebrated the life and sadly accepted the retirement of Secretary-Treasurer William Lucy after a 57 year stint with the union.
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