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GOP budget would close Social Security offices
February 28, 2011If Republicans have their way with the federal budget it would close Social Security offices across the country.
Read moreConn. gov joins in “We are one with the workers of Wisconsin”
February 25, 2011"I am proud to stand with you and the workers of Wisconsin," Connecticut Gov. Daniel Malloy told hundreda at a Hartford rally Tuesday.
Read moreWisconsin protests: bigger than ever on day 6
February 21, 2011On day six of the massive protests in Wisconsin, busloads of Chicago union and community activists arrived to show solidarity. Labor editor John Wojcik gets on the bus, too.
Read moreIt’s not about money, it’s about freedom: voices from Wisconsin
February 20, 2011There is one thing Wisconsin union families want everyone to know: the protests are about workers' freedom to organize into a union and bargain collectively.
Read moreEgyptian workers form independent union coalition
February 4, 2011Egyptian workers, suppressed by a government-sponsored and government-run labor federation, have broken away to form their own independent unions and federation and join the popular protests against President Hosni Mubarak's dictatorial rule.
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