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Recycling workers say “enough!”
November 3, 2014Within days of each other last week, two groups of Northern California recycling workers declared they'd had enough of what they see as regimes of indignity and discrimination.
Read moreWisconsin’s Walker worries as workers organize
October 31, 2014In U.S. elections, incumbent governors have an 80 percent chance of being re-elected. So why is Scott Walker having such a difficult time convincing voters to give him a second term?
Read moreA “field of dreams” takes root in West Oakland
October 29, 2014After the urban farm is up and running, further plans include a fitness center, a tech business, a juice bar, athletic shoe and clothing manufacturing companies.
Read moreMercedes-Benz workers form new union local in Alabama
October 6, 2014Mercedes-Benz U.S. International employees and the United Auto Workers announced the formation of UAW Local 112, a new local union.
Read moreThis is what I see when I drive
October 6, 2014As I drive along, I notice the landscape is ever changing. Walmarts and dollar stores sprout from empty lots.
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