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6,000 miners rally in fight for pensions
May 2, 2013"We are going to stand up, fight back and go to jail for our members - and that is something Peabody can't buy."
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30,000 march down Broadway in New York May Day event
May 2, 2013Some 30,000 flag-waving demonstrators marched down Broadway here on May Day demanding labor rights and immigration reform.
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Today in labor history: Poor Peoples March began in Washington, D.C.
May 2, 2013The Poor Peoples March began in Washington D.C. less than a month after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr.
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OSHA marks Workers Memorial Day by focus on contract workers
May 2, 2013"Many of those killed and injured are temporary workers who often perform the most dangerous jobs and are not receiving the training and protective measures required."
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May Day 2013: Workers march all over the world
May 1, 2013May Day demonstrations here and across the nation today are part of global demonstrations involving tens of millions on every continent.
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