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Articles about the Labor Movement
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May Day is vital link for labor and immigrant rights
Since the mid-1930s, when U.S. labor unions won legal recognition, the capitalist class has generally accepted their right to exist.…
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D.C. teachers protest biased Washington Post coverage
On April 15, teachers rallied in front of the Washington Post to oppose their biased reporting on education reform in…
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Locked out Teamsters stay strong in Connecticut
Workers have been holding strong at a picket line outside Dichello Distributors in Orange, Conn., since March 10 when they…
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Chicago: 10,000 in the streets for labor solidarity
On April 9, in coordination and solidarity with “We Are One” rallies around the country, 10,000 workers, students and activists…
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Maine labor mural censored by governor
The anti-labor agenda in state government has extended to art. A mural depicting working-class people was taken down on orders…
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Response to Pres. Obama’s speech: Tax the rich—stop the cutbacks!
The fact is that there are more than enough resources to sustain social programs and to expand them. Corporate profits…
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April 4 ‘We Are One’ labor solidarity actions across United States
On April 4, the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as he supported the Memphis sanitation…
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the struggle for workers’ rights
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final struggle, standing shoulder to shoulder with the striking sanitation workers of Memphis fighing for…
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‘Shame on you’: Anti-worker SB5 passed in Ohio
Despite consistent pressure from workers in Ohio, the Republican-controlled Ohio House and Senate passed the anti-worker Senate Bill 5 on…
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Los Angeles labor fights back
On March 26, over 20,000 workers shut down downtown Los Angeles for a mass march and rally in solidarity with…
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