Labor
Feds push to cut deadly coal dust by half
October 27, 2010The United Mine Workers hailed as "a tremendous step forward" a decision by the Mine Safety and Health Administration to cut coal miners' exposure to lethal coal mine dust in half.
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Rally demands justice in Oscar Grant murder case
October 26, 2010Hundreds of union and community supporters of justice for Grant rallied outside City Hall Oct. 23, to demand the maximum sentence for Grant's killer, Johannes Mehserle.
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Jimmy John workers still fighting despite vote setback
October 26, 2010The organizing drive at fast-food chain Jimmy John's in Minneapolis suffered a setback when the union lost in a razor thin 85-87 vote.
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Labor board seeks quick action to stop firing of union organizers
October 26, 2010Five companies, ranging from a private school in Portland, Ore., Kaiser Permanente, were issued injunctions forcing them to stop illegally firing workers trying to form unions.
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Women Wal-Mart workers press class action suit
October 25, 2010The 1.2 million present and former female Wal-Mart workers who are victims of the monster retailer's sexual discrimination urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let their class action suit proceed.
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