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Teamsters confront Bill Gates over sanitation firm’s actions
November 29, 2012"It's outrageous that Bill Gates says he supports public health programs, and yet he's the primary owner of a company that locks out its workers."
Read moreUnionists flood Capitol, demand jobs not cuts
November 29, 2012The fly-in preceded dozens of rallies and events planned nationwide around the same theme, starting Dec. 1, according to an AFL-CIO website.
Read moreDomestic workers, invisible no more
November 29, 2012Until recently, the situation of domestic workers - nannies, caregivers, housecleaners, etc. - has largely stayed below the radar.
Read moreToday in labor history: Photo engravers go on strike
November 28, 2012During this time, 20,000 other newspaper workers represented by other unions refused to cross the photo engravers' picket lines.
Read moreNHL lockout is major labor struggle
November 26, 2012This is the fourth sports lockout within the last two years. It is the third lockout and fourth labor stoppage for NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.
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