worker rights
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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Oil spill workers report illness, possible long term effects
July 8, 2010Cleanup workers are getting sick and health professionals are warning about the long term effects on everyone, including the general population.
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Domestic workers win basic labor rights
July 8, 2010NEW YORK-After a six-year struggle, domestic workers here won a huge victory.
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Ruth Emerson, civil rights leader
July 8, 2010NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Judges and lawyers, professors and educators, family and friends all spoke fondly of Ruth Calvin Emerson at the celebration of her life held at the New Haven Peoples Center on June 26.
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Wal-Mart makes deal with unions on Chicago stores
June 25, 2010Wal-Mart makes a deal with Chicago unions on wages, community development fund and PLAs -- Project-Labor Agreements -- after a six-year bruising battle.
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