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Illinois hikes minimum wage, but not enough

December 15, 2006

CHICAGO — The Illinois Legislature wasted no time heeding the national voters’ mandate, overwhelmingly passing a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage from $6.50 an hour to $7.50 effective next July. The bill, which Gov....

Organize! Army of union stewards deploys for Employee Free Choice Act

December 15, 2006

WASHINGTON — “Union power’s on the rise, now’s the time to organize!” More than 1,000 union members took up that chant as they marched to Capitol Hill, Dec. 8, still riding high from labor’s huge victory...

Texas farm workers La Huelga 40th anniversary reunion to be held

December 9, 2006

There will be a 40th anniversary reunion of the people who participated in and led the historic farm worker’s strike in Starr County, Texas, in 1966-67 and those who helped organize and mobilize to aid the...

Kucinich urges mass march to end Iraq war

December 8, 2006

CLEVELAND — Rep. Dennis Kucinich called on the peace movement to bring a million people to Washington to back legislation to end funding the Iraq war. Speaking to hundreds of cheering delegates at the U.S. Labor...

Labor choruses sing for peace, workers rights

December 8, 2006

CD REVIEW The Great Choral Convergence Live Produced by Bobbie Rabinowitz Oasis Recordings, 2006 $14.95 Available at cdbaby.com/cd/greatchoralcon Attend a rally or march these days and your spirits will likely be lifted by a labor chorus...