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Mourners stage vigils for miners; Blankenship updates Twitter page
April 8, 2010Hundreds of mourners staged candlelight vigils in West Virginia towns the evening of April 7 honoring the 29 coal miners who died in the explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine, April 5, and for...
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Retirees celebrate health care reform, prepare for mid-term elections
April 8, 2010The 4-million-member Alliance for Retired Americans celebrated the health care reform law at its recent convention, and prepared for the upcoming mid-term elections.
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Union-buster Massey Energy cited 2118 times for safety violations
April 7, 2010Standing near the portal of the Massey Energy mine where at least 25 miners have died in a deadly explosion, Joe Main, assistant labor secretary for Mine Safety and Health, vowed to "turn over every rock"...
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Grad student union reaches agreement with UIC
April 7, 2010Graduate students at the University of Illinois win a contract agreement they have been fighting for since August 2009.
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Arkansas primary becomes test for labor
April 6, 2010The labor movement has become a force to be reckoned with in the Arkansas Democratic Senate primary.
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