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March on Washington for Gun Control set for Jan. 26

January 17, 2013 By Susan Webb

Marchers will gather at 10 a.m. at the Capitol Reflecting Pool on 3rd St. NW.

Teamsters win union contract for West Coast port drivers

January 17, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

The Teamsters, after a long organizing campaign and extended bargaining, have won and ratified a first contract for a notable group of West Coast workers.

Teachers praise president’s gun control agenda

January 17, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Leaders of the nation's two teachers unions praised President Obama and lawmakers who have unveiled comprehensive gun control proposals.

“Look beneath the shine,” say Nissan workers

January 14, 2013 By John Rummel

The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan held a press conference to emphasize how the auto giant is unfairly treating its 3,300 workers at its Canton, Mississippi plant.

Wisconsin dairy workers lose their livelihoods

January 14, 2013 By Joseph Zimmermann

Wisconsin is the state known as 'America's Dairyland', but this month it ran out of milk.