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California car wash workers win union contract
October 26, 2011On Tuesday, workers at Bonus Car Wash in Santa Monica, Calif. reached a contract, becoming the first-ever Southern California car wash to unionize, reported the AFL-CIO.
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SEIU leader: Americans, South Africans face similar challenges
October 25, 2011It appears both the U.S. and South Africa are discussing simliar issues such as rising income inequality and the challenges of advancing a progressive agenda.
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Occupy Detroit: End foreclosures now!
October 25, 2011Detroiter's get it. They know banks received a $700 billion, taxpayer supported bailout but defiantly continue to force people out of their homes.
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Mayor orders cops to tear down first aid station and arrest 130 in Chicago
October 24, 2011Protesting the mass arrests and the destruction of their first aid station this weekend, ordered by Mayor Emmanuel, nurses and their allies picketed City Hall this morning.
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Occupy Oaklanders wake up the town
October 24, 2011On the morning of Oct. 22, Occupy Oakland's two-week-old camp in front of City Hall - now said to number 150 tents - thronged with visitors.
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