u.s. working class
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Recent college grads have hard time finding work
A recent study shows that the employment rate for new college graduates has plummeted over the past two years.
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Retail cleaning workers and allies begin hunger strike
Eight grocery workers and supporters launched a hunger strike in Minneapolis May 21 to demand better wages, conditions and the…
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California teachers, students and parents engage in week of actions
Tens of thousands of teachers and allies engaged in a week of action from May 9 to May 13 to…
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Taxi workers fight for health benefits
Taxi workers in New York City have launched a campaign to win health care benefits, which 52 percent of drivers…
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Black workers hardest hit by unemployment
Although the official unemployment rate for the country is now at 9 percent, the official unemployment rate nationally for African…
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Syracuse workers rally for ‘Healthcare Justice’
Hundreds of workers gathered May 5 for a “Healthcare Justice Rally,” organized by Service Employees International Union 1199.
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California teachers and students demand: ‘Tax the rich’
Hundred of students and teachers descended on the Sacramento State Capitol on May 9 to kick off a week of…
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Catastrophic tornadoes devastate Southern states
Between April 25 and 30, more than 150 tornadoes killed 350 people; thousands were injured and tens of thousands of…
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Georgia passes anti-immigrant bill similar to SB 1070
The Georgia state legislature recently passed a bill that would require employers to use a federal database to make sure…
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New openings for reviving the workers’ movement
Talk given in a panel titled “Building a new workers’ movement: Organized labor and the challenges ahead” at the Nov.…
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