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Today in labor history: Starving farmers demand food
January 3, 2013In the depths of the Great Depression, some 500 farmers marched into the town of England, Ark., to demand food for their starving families.
Read moreFix the economy: Only way to erase the debt
January 3, 2013They are trying to tell us that the problem with the economy is the "debt."
Read moreCourts remain key to advancing workers’ rights
January 3, 2013If you think courts aren't important to workers, then unions in Wisconsin, Alaska and Texas have a blunt message for you: Wrong.
Read moreToday in labor history: Farm workers on trial
December 18, 2012On this day in 1830, the trial of nearly 350 agricultural workers began in England.
Read moreMissourians: Real deficit is the jobs deficit
December 13, 2012"We cannot cut our way to job creation," the Rev. Roosevelt Broadnax told labor and community allies.
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