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Locked out sugar plant workers blame company for fires
September 12, 2011Locked out union workers at American Crystal Sugar Co. are blaming fires at plants in Dayton, N.D., and in East Grand Forks, Minn., on untrained scabs hired to replace them.
Read moreWorkers see sugar lockout as part of bigger anti-union push
August 9, 2011Workers believe that American Crystal Sugar has locked out 1,300 employees at seven plants in three states in order to take advantage of the nationwide attacks on unions.
Read moreAFL-CIO prez: Labor must reach out to survive
January 21, 2011DETROIT - Saying the labor movement has become too small and too inward-looking to defeat corporate power by itself, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told the Auto Workers legislative conference that unions must build wider coalitions to...
Read moreSupporting immigrants’ rights is not political suicide
October 27, 2010The Republican Party is spouting vile hatred for immigrants, especially those who have dark skins but don't have papers.
Read moreIn Irving Texas Latino students have no voice
December 18, 2009The Latino community continues to grow all over North Texas and they face a growing problem: no one to speak for or represent them.
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