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Today in Labor History: Greed and the Pemberton Mill disaster
January 10, 2013In the worst industrial disaster in Mass. state history, the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence collapsed on January 10, 1860, trapping 900 workers, most of them recent immigrants, many women and children
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A Vision
December 26, 2012A poem in memory of those who died in Newtown.
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New Yorkers continue the fight for paid sick leave
December 18, 2012One million New Yorkers can't take a day off when they're sick. A bill would make sure they earn paid sick days and would prevent workers from losing their jobs just because they or their children...
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Pickets protest Murray Energy layoffs
December 18, 2012Activists picketed the corporate headquarters of Murray Energy in this Cleveland suburb Dec. 17 protesting the anti-labor and right-wing policies of company owner Robert E. Murray.
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Sandy Hook vigils mourn victims, vow action
December 17, 2012Candlelight vigils were held nationwide mourning the victims of the Dec. 14 massacre. They promised hope for a national conversation and vows for action on mental health care and gun control.
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