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Today in labor history: Labor of thousands completes first transcontinental railroad
May 10, 2013Thanks to an army of thousands of Chinese and Irish immigrants, who laid 2,000 miles of track, the nation's first transcontinental railway line was finished.
Read moreOhio Republicans back off on “right-to-work” after big protests
May 10, 2013On May 1 (May Day), right-wing Republicans introduced in the state legislature three versions of anti-labor "right-to work" legislation.
Read moreActivists, union leaders attend Peace & Justice Awards Breakfast
May 9, 2013Over 120 union leaders, community, student, faith, and LGBT activists, attended the 21st Annual Hershel Walker 'Peace & Justice' Awards Breakfast here on May 4.
Read moreMaryland abolishes death penalty
May 9, 2013One fallacy of the death penalty, opponents say, is the chance for fatal error.
Read moreProfessor Falk stirs a firestorm
May 8, 2013It doesn't take much to agitate the defenders of the official orthodoxy.
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