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Today in labor history: Massachusetts establishes first minimum wage
June 4, 2013Much later, in 1938, the country would get a federal minimum wage law under the Fair Labor Standards Act. But this initial law was still a powerful move.
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Maryland’s Gov. O’Malley pushes jobs program
June 4, 2013"There is no progress without jobs, and there are no jobs without fiscal responsibility."
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Union BBQs for strikers on way to Walmart shareholders meet
June 4, 2013Union brothers and sisters and community supporters organized a barbecue for a caravan of striking Walmart workers who stopped in Orlando on May 28.
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14 United Mine Workers arrested in protest
May 23, 2013More than 4,500 members and supporters of the United Mine Workers marched and rallied in downtown St. Louis on May 21.
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Walker not welcome in Connecticut!
May 23, 2013"Not only did I lose my job, many people with an education are unemployed in Wisconsin because there are no jobs to be had now. Scott Walker, go home!"
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