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New Egyptian president’s labor takeover plan riles unions
December 6, 2012Egypt's independent unions and their confederation are extremely upset by present Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's labor takeover plan.
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Today in labor history: Black workers form national union
December 6, 2012African American delegates met in Washington, D.C., to form the Colored National Labor Union.
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Locked out sugar workers reject deal for fourth time
December 3, 2012This is the fourth time members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers' International Union have voted down an identical offer.
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Today in labor history: Oakland general strike
December 3, 2012Today in 1946 Oakland California women led a general strike that massed some 140,000 workers.
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Trumka: Mexico on path of “low wage development”
December 3, 2012Mexico, the large U.S. trading partner and southern neighbor, is on a path of "low-wage development," including weakening its labor law and oppressing independent unions.
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