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Today in labor history: Fire kills 25 women workers in Newark
November 26, 2012On this day in 1910 almost two dozen women employed by the Wolf Muslin Undergarment Company of Newark New Jersey died after the building caught fire. Six were burned to death and 19 died from jumping...
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Nurses strike, again, for patient safety and nursing standards
November 20, 2012One-day strikes affected seven Summit hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area, involving up to 3,200 nurses and several hundred medical technicians.
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Oil platform explosion: Another disaster in the Gulf
November 20, 2012It seems that, for the Gulf Coast, which has already endured the tragic BP oil spill, the hits just keep on coming.
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ATU: Conviction of bus driver ignores real problem, driver fatigue
November 16, 2012The November conviction of a non-union intercity bus driver on four manslaughter counts ignores the real problem drivers face.
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Protest shuts down Walmart warehouse
October 2, 2012In a spirited act of civil disobedience, 14 clergy, labor and community leaders were arrested for blocking access to Walmart's midwestern distribution centerin Elwood, Ill.
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