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Today in labor history: Warsaw Ghetto uprising ends
May 16, 2014Today in labor history, on May 16, 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto uprising comes to an end as Nazi soldiers gain control of Warsaw, Poland's Jewish ghetto, blowing up the last remaining synagogue and beginning the mass...
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Connecticut Communist Party adopts Economic Bill of Rights
May 16, 2014Messages from labor and community leaders, participation by youth, and adoption of an Economic Bill of Rights highlighted the lively and powerful convention.
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CPUSA sends protest letter to President Obama on Ukraine
May 16, 2014The letter is regarding the political and violent attacks in the Ukraine by the Right Sector against the Communist Party of the Ukraine, the Ukrainian Jewish communities and other minorities and progressives.
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Fast food workers strike in 150 U.S. cities and 36 countries
May 16, 2014"It feels good to be a part of history. It's been a year that fast-food workers first went on strike for $15 and a union and now our movement has spread all over the world."
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Today in labor history: Anti-Monopoly Party founded
May 14, 2014There were 200 delegates from 16 states at the convention, including 61 from Illinois and Michigan.
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Walmart agrees to $21 million settlement in warehouse wage theft case
May 14, 2014The settlement applies to over 1800 workers who worked between 2001 and 2013 at three 100 percent Walmart-dedicated Schneider Logistics distribution centers.
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People’s World Hangout: Join the fight to save mail delivery!
May 13, 2014Why is the Postal Service pretending it is losing money when, in fact, it is making a profit?
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Today in Native History: Court rules an Indian is a man
May 12, 2014On May 12 in 1879, Chief Standing Bear of the Ponca tribe was declared a man in the federal courts of the U.S.
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