John Rummel
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Rummel
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U.S.
Demonstrators tell Wall Street: Pay your taxes
February 21, 2013"The one percent is getting wealthier; the 99 is not. We need jobs, not cuts to social services and Medicare."
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Labor
Brazil’s Lula hails Mississippi Nissan workers (video)
February 8, 2013Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, popularly known as Lula, issued a stirring call for international worker solidarity, speaking at a UAW conference.
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Labor
Mississippi Nissan workers “honor democracy” with fight for union
January 31, 2013Organizing Canton could be a stepping-stone to organizing the South's growing auto industry. "This particular campaign is beneficial both for the nation and for the world."
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Labor
Public pressure stops Walmart land purchase
January 30, 2013Walmart lost a major battle to build a 130,000 square foot supercenter in Southfield, as the City Council voted to not rezone a land parcel the big box giant wanted.
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Labor
Attention Walmart: good jobs in – guns out
January 23, 2013A wide cross section of the faith, labor, and social justice community protested Walmart's attempt to build a store near the Detroit border.
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Labor
“Look beneath the shine,” say Nissan workers
January 14, 2013The Mississippi Alliance for Fairness at Nissan held a press conference to emphasize how the auto giant is unfairly treating its 3,300 workers at its Canton, Mississippi plant.
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U.S.
Republicans take the “Walk of Shame” in Michigan
January 9, 2013Before they were sworn in this morning, legislators got an earful as they approached the Capitol.
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Labor
Michigan mayor spearheads push vs. “right to work”
January 9, 2013Michigan's new Right to Work law has angered many in Michigan, including Warren Mayor Jim Fouts.
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