Ben Sears
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ben Sears
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Labor
Philadelphia rally for Wisconsin workers: Everybody needs a union
February 25, 2011A dense crowd packed the Thomas Paine Plaza across from City Hall for a lunchtime rally Feb. 24 to support embattled workers in Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio.
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Labor
Dockers protest Del Monte union-busting
November 24, 2010PHILADELPHIA - ILA Local 1291 members and hundreds of supporters protested Del Monte's move to a non-union terminal, slashing jobs and pay.
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Labor
Penn. labor aims to keep Keystone State blue
October 21, 2010"We're everywhere, not just in the east or the western part of the state," said Liz McElroy of the AFL-CIO.
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U.S.
Town meeting hails health reform gains, cites struggles ahead
August 5, 2010PHILADELPHIA - The spirited crowd that filled the First Unitarian Church here to hear about the new health reform law came with mixed emotions.
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Labor
Philly taxi drivers protest immigrant detentions
July 8, 2010Taxi drivers protest underhanded tactics and immigration arrests of 25 drivers by local parking authority working in collusion with federal immigration officials.
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Labor
Temple University nurses win jobless pay after lockout
June 17, 20101500 nurses and technical workers at Temple University Hospital went on strike and won.
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Labor
Jobs with Justice says it’s time to celebrate
June 1, 2010PHILADELPHIA - Celebrating a year of victories, a standing-room-only crowd honored a legend in the city's labor movement and other union and community leaders.
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Labor
Temple health care workers strike for dignity, patient care
April 1, 2010Some 1500 nurses and professional and technical workers struck at Temple University Hospital Wednesday morning after working without a contract for seven months.
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