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U.S. and British transport workers form alliance
March 27, 2013They have agreed to cooperate on safety issues; launch joint campaigns targeting employers in-common; and advance a strategy promoting the right of workers to organize unions and bargain.
Read moreArizonans fight to keep their mail coming (with video)
March 27, 2013Hundreds of passing drivers honked in solidarity with 200 postal workers and community supporters' who rallied here Sunday afternoon to "save the Postal Service."
Read moreRank and file longshore leader honored at memorial
March 27, 2013The South African government honored longtime International Longshore and Warehouse Union activist Leo Robinson with its Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award.
Read moreMarch 25, 1911: Triangle sweatshop fire kills 146
March 25, 2013Triangle Fire led both to the growth of unions - in particular the pioneering International Ladies Garment Workers - and to campaign successfully for reforms to health and safety laws, fire code improvement and enforcement and...
Read moreAfter a long winter, tropical rain forest sounded lovely
March 25, 2013I learned that the political left was influential in Costa Rica. But they were divided. A united left could form a winning coalition. The people of Costa Rica deserve nothing less.
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