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Coal criminal seeks Vegas fun as he delays justice for miners
June 2, 2015A notorious former coal company executive is still awaiting trial while the victims, the families of killed miners, await justice before the law.
Read moreUnions open contract talks with General Electric
June 2, 2015The negotiations cover 10,000 IUE-CWA workers and another 6,000 workers from other U.S. unions.
Read moreNew rules require contractors to obey labor laws
May 29, 2015Rules will help prevent millions of workers from being subject to harmful or unlawful treatment, especially underpaid women.
Read moreRail safety problems trigger protests
May 29, 2015Railroad Workers United reported that the first protest about safety, or lack of it, on rail lines occurred in Chicago on May 27.
Read moreNew NEA president Eskelsen Garcia brings verve, edge to union
May 28, 2015Teacher Lily Eskelsen Garcia has seen poverty's impact on her students, so for her, the issue is personal.
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