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Unions speak out on Zimmerman verdict
July 16, 2013Unions are lining up with civil rights groups and community organizations across the country and speaking out on the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the killer of Trayvon Martin, an un-armed teenager.
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Panel examines progressive side of federalism
June 21, 2013A panel at the American Constitution Society convention explores federal vs. state power in labor and human rights.
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Female corrections officers get class status for sex harassment complaint
June 11, 2013Over objections of Bureau of Prisons, the federal Justice Department agreed that female federal prison corrections officers, employed at the Coleman complex, suffered sexual harassment as a class.
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Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of racial profiling
May 28, 2013The ruling comes following a three-week trial in July and August over a pattern of unlawful practices by Arpaio and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office on immigration sweeps and traffic stops.
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Today in labor history: Supreme Court rules on Brown v. Board of Education
May 17, 2013On this day in 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated schools were unconstitutional.
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