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Environment watchdogs demand long suspension for BP
December 4, 2012BP should be banned from receiving U.S. government contracts for the entirety of its five-year probation period because it has a proven track record of irresponsibility and dishonesty, Public Citizen said.
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Today in labor history: Prince Hall, revolutionary abolitionist, dies
December 4, 2012Prince Hall, revolutionary, abolitionist and Masonic leader, died in Boston on Dec. 4, 1807.
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Today in labor history: Oakland general strike
December 3, 2012Today in 1946 Oakland California women led a general strike that massed some 140,000 workers.
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Air traffic controllers push Senate to confirm FAA chief
November 30, 2012The Air Traffic Controllers are pushing the Senate to confirm a new permanent chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michael Huerta, saying he's been acting administrator long enough.
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Today in Labor History: Medical interns win right to unionize
November 29, 2012On this date in 1999, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that medical interns could unionize and negotiate.
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Today in labor history: Photo engravers go on strike
November 28, 2012During this time, 20,000 other newspaper workers represented by other unions refused to cross the photo engravers' picket lines.
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Today in labor history: Workers perform “Pins and Needles” on Broadway
November 27, 2012Nov. 27, 1937, the pro-labor musical revue, "Pins & Needles," opens on Broadway with a cast of International Ladies Garment Workers Union members.
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Today in labor history: Fire kills 25 women workers in Newark
November 26, 2012