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Latina moms in Chicago: “We’re done crying!”
May 23, 2012Except for one grandmother, the rest of the 20 or so women who patrol the streets around Davis Elementary School here every weekday are in their 20s and 30s.
Read moreTaxi! Taxi! Cabbies form unlikely union
May 14, 2012If you ask a cab driver, there's a good chance he or she will tell you, "I'm a member of the National Taxi Workers Alliance."
Read moreLabor’s top organizer sees long fight ahead
May 14, 2012Labor groups, Latinos, African-Americans, women, and students must unite in a years-long campaign to restore and reclaim workers rights.
Read moreTrumka: America’s economic lead is not a given
May 11, 2012Below are excerpts of a speech by Richard Trumka to the Center for National Policy, a think tank that in concentrated on national security issues.
Read moreGood jobs, green jobs – the only way forward
May 11, 2012"It's not a choice between good jobs and the environment; we can and must have both," declared Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers president.
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