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Today in labor history: Organizer Ella Reeve “Mother” Bloor born
July 8, 2014Bloor investigated child labor in glass factories and mines, and worked undercover in meat packing plants to verify for federal investigators the nightmarish working conditions
Read moreSupreme Court allows corporations to deny birth control coverage
June 30, 2014The Supreme Court ruled that family-owned corporations can use religious objections to opt out of the Affordable Care Act requirement that they cover contraceptives for women.
Read moreChicago Walmart worker at White House summit today
June 23, 2014Holmes, one of hundreds of workers who traveled to today's White House Summit On Working Families, explained to Obama about how Walmart mistreated her when she was pregnant.
Read moreToday in labor history: Title IX enacted
June 23, 2014Title IX prohibits federally funded educational institutions from discriminating against students or employees based on sex.
Read moreWalmart moms challenge Walmart chairman
June 2, 2014Opening a new front in their long campaign to improve Walmart, the "Walmart moms," members of OURWalmart, are taking on the company's chairman.
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