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Female prisoners in Calif. found to be the victims of coerced sterilizations

July 15, 2013 By Michelle Kern

From at least 1997-2010, nearly 150 women were found to be sterilized while in prison,.

Texans stand with women

July 15, 2013

In Dallas 200 Texans attended a "Stand with Texas Women" rally and press conference in front of City Hall. The night before, some 1,100 attended a rally there.

Today in labor history: Black farmer-union leader murdered by sheriff’s posse

July 15, 2013 By Special to People’s World

A leader of the Croppers' and Farm Workers Union in Tallapoosa County was brutally murdered July 15, 1931, by a heavily armed white mob.

Reid, with labor’s support, moves toward “nuclear option” in Senate

July 12, 2013 By John Wojcik

The U.S. Senate could be about to make some historic changes in the way it operates if Harry Reid, the labor movement, and its allies have their way.

AFL-CIO’s Holt-Baker, 30 others, arrested at West Virginia protest

July 11, 2013 By Press Associates

The U.S. "is not great because of CEOs and lawyers. It's great because of working people. This is a faith-based movement, it's a civil rights movement, and it cannot fail."