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Exposé Reveals Walmart Blocked Improvements Despite Vows to Improve Safety After Deadly Factory Fire
Wal-Mart has vowed to improve safety problems among suppliers who make clothes for the company after at least 111 workers died in a deadly fire at a Bangladesh garment …
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Who Won in the Fiscal Cliff Deal?
Who won in the fiscal cliff deal were all those individuals making between $113,700 and $400,000 per year.
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Detroit and Colombia: Our Struggles Are Tied Together
Autoworkers in both countries face two-tier or multi-tier pay scales and anti-labor legislation like the ‘right to work’ bill.
Economic Update: Unemployment Analyzed
Updates on Marvins' “shared unemployment,” $4 trillion profits hoarded by US corporations, and root issues of the “fiscal cliff.” Discussion of solutions for unemployment. Responses to listeners: on pluses …
In a Year of Politicians and Bad News, Surprising Stories of Resistance
The battle in Chicago was won, but the war in education is still raging.
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New Poll Shows Surge in Support for Gun Control
Public support for stricter gun laws has jumped to its highest point in eight years, but Americans still oppose a full ban on semi-automatic assault rifles.
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Protests Organized Across India Over Death of Gang Rape Victim
Let's not let her die in vain, they said.
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Senate Leaders Set to Work on a Last-Minute Tax Agreement
After the meeting, Obama and officials at the White House appeared visibly optimistic.
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Six Ways to Juice Up the Labor Movement
The passage of the right-to-work law in Michigan was a blow to the labor movement.