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“No more bomb trains”: environmental groups sue over weak regulations
May 20, 2015"Another derailment and explosion of a train carrying oil. We need to get these exploding death trains off the tracks."
Read moreCall goes out for boycott of Driscoll
May 19, 2015A work stoppage began March 17 in the San Quintín Valley, in Baja California, as workers called for a minimum daily wage of 300 pesos, about $20.
Read moreLabor steps up its crusade for undocumented workers
May 19, 2015"We see 20 percent of our workforce being deported; half of Texas' construction workers are undocumented."
Read moreSenate sidetracks fast-track for TPP – for now
May 13, 2015Union leaders hailed the Senate vote, which forces senators to postpone the debate on fast-track until after the Memorial Day recess.
Read moreNurses celebrate their day by protesting in Washington
May 12, 2015Nurses support legislation to mandate minimum nurse-to-patient ratios and for full collective bargaining rights for nurses employed at the VA.
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