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Unions say Senate must act to fill court vacancies
June 6, 2013Richard Trumka said the Senate should "move expeditiously" to approve Obama's nominees for the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for DC.
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Trade unions join Turkey protests
June 6, 2013Turkish trade unionists have piled into anti-government protests, marching into Istanbul's Taksim Square banging drums and waving banners.
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Texas clergy and students back Walmart strikers
June 3, 2013We protested low wages, unattainable benefits, and murderous uncertain working hours.
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Michigan unions join environmentalists in call for infrastructure repair
June 3, 2013More than the climate is changing. A packed town hall meeting on climate change and infrastructure needs showed a growing level of concern and unity between labor and the environmental movement.
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NYC AFSCME Council endorses Liu in mayoral race
May 31, 2013Saying Comptroller John Liu "would end the favoritism towards the wealthy 1%" and return the government to its people, AFSCME District Council 37 delegates unanimously endorsed his mayoral candidacy.
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