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Labor
Ahead of Black Friday, Walmart workers brief Capitol Hill lawmakers
November 19, 2014"With Walmart's low-wages and hectic schedules, too many Walmart workers are left on the edge of poverty."
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Labor
28 arrested so far in sit-down strikes at California Walmarts
November 14, 2014The group was joined by hundreds of Californians who rallied outside the store in Pico Rivera, the site of the first Walmart strikes in 2012.
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Labor
Walmart workers begin first in-store sitdown strike in company history
November 13, 2014"I'm sitting down on strike today to protest Walmart's illegal fear tactics and to send a message to management and the Waltons that they can't continue to silence us!"
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U.S.
Today in Native history: Harrison extinguishes Ponca land rights
October 23, 2014The tragedy of the Ponca Indians led to Nebraska's last significant land acquisition, when President Harrison issued a proclamation that extended the northern boundary of Nebraska into the Dakota territory.
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U.S.
Nurses say U.S. hospitals not ready to tackle Ebola
October 15, 2014As the Ebola crisis appears to grow more serious, some 4,000 nurses got on a national conference call sponsored by the NNU to discuss the response at their hospitals.
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U.S.
Ferguson police shooting protest interrupts St. Louis Symphony
October 9, 2014People attending Saturday night's St. Louis Symphony performance ended up with more on their evening agenda than what was listed in the official program.
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Labor
Today in labor history: 19th amendment, securing right to vote for women, ratified
August 18, 2014America's woman suffrage movement was founded in the mid 19th century by women who had become politically active through their work in the abolitionist and temperance movements.
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World
Thousands of Israelis protest Gaza war in Tel-Aviv
July 29, 2014Some 7,000 Israelis protested the war in Gaza under the banner: "No more deaths - Israeli-Palestinian peace, now," the largest protest against the Israeli military operation in Gaza thus far.
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