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Protests greet release of Oscar Grant’s killer
June 14, 2011Hundreds marched peacefully to protest the release from prison of Johannes Mehserle, former BART police officer who killed passenger Oscar Grant III, after Mehserle had served just one year in prison.
Read moreLabor’s use of giant rat deemed legal
May 27, 2011The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled the giant inflatable rat used by the labor movement is legal, even at demonstrations in front of secondary employers.
Read moreImmigrant youth arrested in Georgia after civil disobedience
April 7, 2011Young and undocumented, immigrant youth take a stand for justice in Georgia.
Read more2,000 rally for union rights on U.S.-Canada border
April 4, 2011Union members from Canada and the United States rallied at Peace Arch Park on the U.S.-Canada border, April 2, as part of the April 4 week of We Are One events.
Read moreWide coalition mobilizes for April 4 “We Are One”
March 29, 2011Leaders in labor, faith, civil and immigrant rights groups held a March 29 teleconference to announce coordinated actions nationwide on April 4 to commemorate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr and stand in...
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