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Obama Administration Stays Quiet as Boeing Strikes Major Blow to Pensions
Boeing is one of the few remaining major corporations in the US that still offers defined-benefit pensions. But on Friday, 30,000 union workers in Washington state voted to give …
Washington State Boeing Workers Accept Pension Concessions
Mike Elk: Boeing workers' new contract is a blow to worker pensions nationwide.
Mine Featured in “Coal” Reality TV Show Cited for Labor Law Violations
The National Labor Relations Board has issued a complaint against Cobalt Coal and two other entities, charging that the companies subverted unions in pursuit of profit.
Court Ruling on Gay Marriage Ban Makes Utah an Unlikely New Front in Struggle for LGBT Equality
Nearly 1,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot in Utah since a federal judge struck down the state's ban on gay marriage late last month.
2014: The Year Everything Changed
The foundation of the current phase is massive public education and building support in all segments of the population for the values of the movement.
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Bronx Community Wins Big on Development Project Committed to Living Wages and Local Economy
The people of New York's poorest borough fought to ensure that redevelopment of its castle-like landmark will benefit those who live there. Will it be a gamechanger?
American Jihad 2014: The New Fundamentalists
Tom Engelhardt: Imagine what we call “national security” as, at heart, a proselytizing warrior religion.
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A Moral and Economic Imperative to Extend Unemployment Benefits
Federal unemployment assistance for 1.3 million people who have been unemployed longer than 26 weeks expired last Saturday, after Republicans blocked efforts to extend them.
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This California Scheme Is Bad for Your Health
Republican members of the California Assembly created a fake and misleading health insurance website.
On Heels of Brazil-Wide Protests, Aerospace Strikers Win Pay Raise
Brazil's labor laws are better than ours. Unions are allowed everywhere and workers vote by region and sector on which union will represent them.