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Two killed in clashes between workers and police in Panama
July 9, 2010Clashes between police and workers' groups in Panama have been suppressed with tear gas, leaving at least two workers dead.
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Teachers union endorses Oct. 2 One Nation jobs march
July 9, 2010SEATTLE — Delegates to the American Federation of Teachers 81th Convention here applauded as AFT President Randi Weingarten urged them to mobilize for an October 2 jobs march on Washington, D.C.
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Farmworkers to Colbert Nation: “Take our jobs”
July 8, 2010United Farm Worker union president takes the immigration issue to Stephen Colbert with a "Take Our Jobs" campaign.
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Strikers at Mott’s pick up nationwide support
July 7, 2010Support from around the country is coming in to 300 striking workers at the Mott's apple products plant in Williamson, N.Y.
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Workers of the world need a “new global economic order”
July 6, 2010VANCOUVER, Canada - In the video below, Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, summarizes an opinion expressed by many at this global union meet: Make the banks pay to create jobs and clean up their mess.
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