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St. Paul laundry workers picket for fair contract
July 23, 2013About 240 Health Systems Cooperative employees, members of Workers United Local 150, have been working without a contract since March 31. A temporary extension of the previous contract expired July 14.
Read morePanamanian right cedes to U.S. before elections
July 22, 2013The president of Panama is putting on a big show right now. Is it for the benefit of the voters in the 2014 presidential and legislative elections, or is it for the U.S., the historical kingmaker...
Read moreAmerican Airlines unions join pro-airline merger ad drive
July 22, 2013Facing questions about the planned merger of American Airlines and US Airways, the three unions representing most U.S. workers joined an open pro-merger ad campaign.
Read moreToday in labor history: Soldiers flee striking Pittsburgh workers
July 19, 2013On this day in 1877 during the Great Railroad strike, workers in Pittsburgh forced soldiers sent to quell the job action to flee the city.
Read moreD.C. fast food workers strike, wage complaints reach White House
July 19, 2013WASHINGTON - Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., has taken the plight of the nation's low-paid fast food workers - specifically those who toil in eateries in federal buildings - straight to the top of the nation's political...
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