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Teamsters win union contract for West Coast port drivers
January 17, 2013The Teamsters, after a long organizing campaign and extended bargaining, have won and ratified a first contract for a notable group of West Coast workers.
Read moreTeachers praise president’s gun control agenda
January 17, 2013Leaders of the nation's two teachers unions praised President Obama and lawmakers who have unveiled comprehensive gun control proposals.
Read moreToday in labor history: 20,000 GE workers strike over health care
January 14, 2013On Jan. 14, 2003, nearly 20,000 General Electric workers went out on strike at 48 plants in 33 states.
Read more“Look beneath the shine,” say Nissan workers
January 14, 2013The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan held a press conference to emphasize how the auto giant is unfairly treating its 3,300 workers at its Canton, Mississippi plant.
Read moreWisconsin dairy workers lose their livelihoods
January 14, 2013Wisconsin is the state known as 'America's Dairyland', but this month it ran out of milk.
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