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Oil spill on Ohio River
August 29, 2014Cleanup crews are working to gather and dispose of the oil, and the U.S. Coast Guard has closed a 15-mile stretch of the Ohio River.
Read moreOregon anti-labor groups try to kill paid sick leave
August 27, 2014What seemed to be a win for the growing national campaign for local paid sick leave laws has turned into a battle royal between the city and Lake County.
Read moreEbola epidemic and African underdevelopment
August 22, 2014These are countries of fabulous wealth, whose people live in grinding poverty, the pattern for most of sub-Saharan Africa.
Read moreConnecticut labor, environmental, peace groups join together for People’s Climate March
August 21, 2014"Working people will suffer disproportionately from the current patterns of investment and neglect that do not prioritize good jobs, clean air, and healthy communities."
Read moreTeamsters battle senator’s scheme to lengthen truckers’ hours behind the wheel
August 14, 2014"We cannot afford to add to driver fatigue by rolling back hours-of-service regulations, which were carefully crafted over the course of more than two decades."
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