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  Labor Day: President Obama goes to Milwaukee’s LaborFest

  September 1, 2010 By Press Associates And Milwaukee Labor Press

  MILWAUKEE (PAI)--The President of the United States - along with his Secretary of Labor and the president of the national AFL-CIO - will be special Labor Day guests at Milwaukee's LaborFest.

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  Laborers to rejoin AFL-CIO

  August 16, 2010 By Press Associates

  The Change To Win federation will lose yet another member on Oct. 1, when the Laborers rejoin the AFL-CIO - but in a sense, they never really left.

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  Lawmaker goes to bat for home care workers

  July 30, 2010 By Press Associates

  WASHINGTON (PAI)--Rep. Linda Sanchez, D-Calif., is trying to get the nation's home health care workers the right to earn at least the minimum wage and overtime.

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  Students claim win over Nike sweatshops

  July 30, 2010 By Press Associates

  PORTLAND, Ore. (PAI)--Labor-backed United Students Against Sweatshops claimed a big win on July 26 when the world's largest shoe and apparel maker, Nike, agreed to pay the full $2.5 million two Honduran subcontractors owed their 1,800...

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