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On this date in 1970, the United Farm Workers achieved its greatest victory, ending its five-year grape boycott after growers agreed to a contract, the first in the history of California farm labor. Farm workers lived pretty tough lives. The itinerant nature and physical stress...

Hyatt and Obama

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On July 25, 2012
Given the nature of American politics in the post-Citizens United era, it's hard to blame Obama for going all out for fundraising, especially since Romney is toasting him in the money department. On the other hand, it hardly inspires my confidence in a Democratic president...

Boycott Hyatt

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On July 23, 2012

UNITE-HERE has launched a campaign to boycott Hyatt Hotels. The primary reason is the very bad working conditions to which it subjects its housekeeping staff. Here's 10 reasons why: 1..

Bill Moyers, Bill Fletcher, and Stephen Lerner talking about the decline of labor unions [link fixed]--you know this is going to be like 1000% more insightful than your average cable television news show. A very important excerpt: BILL FLETCHER, JR.: The difficulty in developing and...

Black Lung

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On July 9, 2012

NPR, along with Ken Ward at Coal Tattoo, provide the day's most powerful and disturbing story: the return of black lung disease to coal miners. Despite the Federal Coal Mine.

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On this date in 1892, the People's Party held its first convention in Omaha, Nebraska. Building upon two decades of rural labor's deep dissatisfaction with the Gilded Age, the Populists articulated a powerful challenge to the unregulated capitalism of the day. The late 19th century...
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