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Brazil protests: some background
June 24, 2013All last week, major Brazilian cities were the sites of massive youth protests.
Read moreThe fast against firings
June 21, 2013While the Senate debates the immigration bill, labor and community activists in northern California charge that the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency continues to require local employers to fire hundreds of workers, saying they have no...
Read moreConcession staff protest working for peanuts
June 21, 2013Concession workers at San Francisco's AT&T Park, home of the Giants baseball team, are protesting lousy pay and attacks on health benefits.
Read moreBrazil protests continue with 50,000-strong cathedral rally
June 20, 2013Tens of thousands of people filled the streets of Sao Paulo again on Tuesday night.
Read moreLabor a big part of protests in 77 Turkish cities
June 18, 2013The Istanbul Gezi Park protests have been coordinated by a broad coalition called "Taksim Solidarity," which is composed of 117 different constituent groups, including trade unions.
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