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Ghosts of Memphis’ slave past: Fallout over renaming Confederate parks
February 25, 2013The effort to rename Nathan Bedford Forrest Park, a memorial to the Confederate General, pre-war slave trader, and post-war founder of the Ku Klux Klan, recently began.
Read moreJanitors, security officers vote to authorize strike
February 22, 2013In back to back votes, SEIU Local 26 security officers and janitors voted unanimously to authorize their respective bargaining committees to call a strike at any time.
Read moreLetter carriers to protest postal service Sat. shutdown
February 22, 2013Stepping up their grassroots lobbying of lawmakers, the Letter Carriers will stage a nationwide protest against the Postal Service's Saturday service shutdown scheme.
Read moreIntl. union leader: “Conditions bad for workers”
February 22, 2013A top international union leader has a grim message for the leaders of world financial institutions.
Read moreAfter three-year struggle, country club workers win big
February 21, 2013"We've learned that it doesn't matter who you are, if you stay strong and you're on the side of justice."
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