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AFGE: Veterans Affairs Dept. problems include retaliating vs. whistleblowers
May 22, 2014"When they have sounded the alarm our members faced retaliation and intimidation. No one should have to choose between keeping their job and speaking out about threats to patient care."
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For the W. Va. and Turkish Miners: Journal of Catherine Terry, 30 Nov. 1920
May 19, 2014Diane Gilliam Fisher is a true poet of miners, their communities, their culture and families.
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Community and labor unite in fundraiser for VW workers
April 28, 2014Chattanooga for Workers hosted a potluck fundraiser to help send some Volkswagen workers to Washington DC for a national speak out on the truth about working at Volkswagen.
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Cowboys and Indians fighting together this week against the XL Pipeline
April 22, 2014The Cowboy and Indian Alliance is marching on the Capitol in Washington for Earth Day today through April 27 to protest the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline.
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Today in eco-history: Deadly Texas City disaster
April 16, 2014On April 16, 1947, a fire broke out aboard a freighter igniting approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate (a compound used to make dynamite) in the ship's hold. Texas City exploded.
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