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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.
Read moreArkansas primary becomes test for labor
April 6, 2010The labor movement has become a force to be reckoned with in the Arkansas Democratic Senate primary.
Read moreDeadly explosions kill 31 energy workers in one week
April 6, 2010ANACORTES, Wash.---Families and co-workers of six oil workers killed in a refinery explosion here April 2 were mourning their dead when three days later another explosion, this one in a West Virginia coal mine killed 25...
Read moreTexting 32BJ contract talks could read “We r on strk”
April 6, 2010NEW YORK-From the dawn of capitalism, working people have had to battle constantly for better wages, working conditions and quality of life. Now workers have gained a new tool against their bosses: texting.
Read moreSan Francisco hotel workers hold two-day ‘siege’
April 1, 2010SAN FRANCISCO - The giant hotel corporations that dominate this city's top hotels may think they can hide behind the current economic crisis to force workers to accept a contract full of takeaways.
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