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Twin Cities janitors ratify new contracts
March 7, 2013"This is a major victory for working families. We work hard to support our families, we fought hard against cuts that would have destroyed thousands of jobs."
Read moreExchange students walk off the job at McDonald’s
March 7, 2013These students are finally ready to tell McDonald's, "Enough!"
Read moreCancel sequester now!
March 6, 2013The term "sequester" hides from Americans the damage being wrought by a GOP-led Congress bent on slashing programs that help poor and working-class people.
Read moreFall of “la Maestra” not good news for Mexican workers
March 4, 2013Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo announced the arrest of the head of the country's most powerful teachers' union and two colleagues.
Read moreActing labor secretary links wage hikes to unions
March 4, 2013U.S. workers' wages rise when U.S. unions thrive, the temporary top man at the U.S. Labor Department, acting Secretary Seth Harris, says.
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