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Republicans plunge nation into government shutdown
October 1, 2013"Repeal the job-killing sequester," Richard Trumka declared. "Protect food aid for the poor. And create jobs and raise hundreds of billions of dollars to invest in our future by ending tax subsidies for outsourcing."
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Today in labor history: Black farmers meet to unionize, are attacked
September 30, 2013Arkansas Gov. Charles Hillman Bough sent 100 U.S. troops to the area, where they exchanged gunfire with the farmers.
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Unions sue agency for pulling City College of San Francisco accreditation
September 30, 2013Teachers' unions and others here are suing an accreditation agency over its decision to revoke accreditation of the City College of San Francisco.
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University workers call off strike
September 30, 2013In a startling last-minute reversal yesterday, workers at several Oregon universities called off a strike set to begin on Monday.
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AFL-CIO in motion after history-making convention
September 30, 2013Unionists and their allies are wasting no time carrying out the decisions of what was a trail-blazing convention.
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