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U.S.
SEIU’S Henry urges Obama to let undocumented adults stay
November 20, 2014SEIU president Mary Kay Henry joined 15 other leaders in urging President Obama to let an estimated five to six million undocumented adults stay in the U.S.
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Labor
Official October jobless rate drops 0.1 percent
November 14, 2014The unemployment rate fell 0.1 percent in October, to 5.8 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.
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U.S.
State-named panel to run Detroit finances for 13 years
November 14, 2014A nine-member, state-named panel, with no unionists among its initial appointees, will run Detroit's finances for the next 13 years, a court-approved bankruptcy exit plan says.
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Labor
Teamsters, human rights groups demand justice for Gilberto Soto
November 7, 2014The Teamsters and 14 human rights groups bought a full-page ad about Soto's case in El Salvador's largest paper, La Prensa Grafica.
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Labor
NLRB rejects right-to-work crowd’s attempt to use health care ruling vs. union drive
November 5, 2014The case involves the SEIU's attempt to organize contingent faculty at Pacific Lutheran University.
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Labor
Speakers advocate massive education campaign about value of unions
November 4, 2014Labor must launch a massive education campaign about the value of unions, to counter right wing propaganda and to forestall deepening nationwide cynicism.
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U.S.
NNU leader: U.S. hospitals won’t protect workers vs. Ebola unless feds order it
October 31, 2014The largest U.S. organization of nurses steps up the demand for tougher Ebola safety precautions in the nation's hospitals.
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Labor
Calif. Gov. Brown vetoes pro-farmworker bill
October 3, 2014The measure would have removed a roadblock growers use to prevent contracts with workers, primarily represented by UFW, from taking effect.
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