Labor
Police attack May Day marchers in Istanbul
May 11, 2007A vicious attack was launched against this year’s May Day demonstrators in Istanbul, Turkey, as they were gathering to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Taksim Square May Day massacre. Riot police arrested more than 1,000...
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On Mothers Day, working women tell it like it is
May 11, 2007CHICAGO — Dedra Farmer was so good at her job as a Wal-Mart department manager in Oklahoma that her bosses assigned her to train new Tire and Lube Express Division managers, all of whom were men....
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16 workers die per day, report says
May 4, 2007PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (PAI) — Just about two years ago, plumber Charles “Mike” Morrison was helping dig a trench in a Pinellas Park, Fla. But the trench had straight sides, not sloping sides, and B&B Plumbing...
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Ohio labor runs for office
May 4, 2007LORAIN, Ohio — One Central Labor Federation in northern Ohio has really taken the national AFL-CIO resolutions on political action to heart, at least the part that calls on union members to run for office. Four...
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Labors flame still burns for justice
May 4, 2007CHICAGO — August Spies told his executioners that if they went ahead with the hanging they would ignite a fire that could never be put out. He and three other Haymarket martyrs were indeed hanged because...
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