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Public workers union moves conference as “Boycott Indiana” movement mushrooms
March 31, 2015"The so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act sets Indiana and our nation back decades in the struggle for civil rights."
Read moreMissouri unionists, businesses, officials mobilize vs. ‘right-to-work’
March 30, 2015They packed the Small Business Committee hearing room and offered detailed testimony on the benefits of unionization and the harm such a law would cause.
Read moreAnti-LGBT bills introduced in 28 states
March 26, 2015So far this year 34 anti-LGBT bills in nine states have been defeated or failed to meet key legislative deadlines.
Read moreToday in women’s history: Edith Nourse Rogers born, sponsored G.I. Bill
March 19, 2015Once upon a time there existed moderate, even in certain ways progressive Republicans.
Read moreWest Virginia workers launch “insurrection” in state capital
March 10, 2015Demonstrators protesting the national wave of wage and safety cuts and anti-union assaults, were led by the West Virginia AFL-CIO and joined by national labor leaders.
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