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Teachers, unions weigh in as Senate panel starts rewrite of federal education law
February 6, 2015Ever since Bush's No Child Left Behind, teachers, parents, administrators and lawmakers have been at odds over how to judge schools, kids and teachers.
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Houston, we have a problem: Strike at major oil refineries
February 6, 2015"Houston has the worst record in Texas, and Texas has the worst record in the nation when it comes to workplace fatalities or catastrophes."
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Illinois legislature Democrats vow to protect workers
February 5, 2015The first scheme they plan to stop is any Republican effort to impose a so-called "right to work" law in the Land of Lincoln.
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Union oil workers to rally at Shell headquarters
February 5, 2015USW members account for about 64 percent of the country's oil refining capacity, and more locations could soon join the strike if necessary.
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Yale strike victory celebration looks to the future
February 4, 2015"Today it's your turn to step up to the plate and help other workers without unions organize, just as those unions stood with you 30 years ago."
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