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Longshoreman Strike Shuts Down Port of Baltimore
Port of Baltimore Shutdown: Longshoremen in solidarity with nationwide labor struggle.
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One Month After Historic Hunger Strike Ends, Legislators Hold Hearings About Solitary Confinement
Families and former prisoners held for years in solitary confinement expressed optimism October 9 after the first of several California Public Safety Committee hearings about the punishment, promised in …
Nine Years of Injustice for American Prisoner in Iraq
It's been a decade since the nation was shocked by images of torture and prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib prison, and yet for at least one prisoner, a dual …
We’re Not Lovin’ It
Fast-food and retail workers are showing they've got the guts to try something new, and if the past year is sign of things to come, one of these days …
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California Prison Hunger Strike Ends After 60 Days
California's mass prison hunger strike ended on Day 60 after two state legislators issued statements of public support for reform of conditions that have had hundreds locked in solitary …
Nationwide Protests Rage Against Colombia’s Economic Policies
A strike declared nearly two weeks ago in Colombia by farmers and joined later by truck drivers, health workers, miners and students spread to include protests in the cities …
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Striking “For Our Dignity,” US Fast Food Workers Walk Off
Thousands of fast food and low-wage workers in approximately 50 US cities are walking off the job today.
“Strength in Union” Examines Past, Present, Future of US Labor Movement
A new made-for-television documentary series will air five one-hour episodes covering the U.S. labor movement.
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Is $15 an Hour a Fair Wage for Serving Fast Food?
Fast food workers in other countries earn the equivalent of $15 an hour and enjoy benefits, yet hamburgers cost no more.
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Fast-Food Strikes Fight the Slide into Junk Wages — For All of Us
While the odds are stacked against fast-food workers in this country their protest opens the conversation about raising the minimum wage.