Wednesday May 23, 2012
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Labor

1500 march May 1 in Minneapolis for immigrant and worker rights
Staff | Minneapolis, MN | 5/03/12
More than 1500 people marched on Lake Street for immigrant and workers rights here on May 1, International Workers Day.
international workers day, May 1, May Day, MIRAc
Coalition To March On The RNC demands permits, says no to ‘Clean Zone’
Tom Burke | Tampa, FL | 4/09/12
The Coalition To March On The RNC showed up in force at the Tampa City Council April 5, to demand permits and oppose Mayor Bob Buckhorn’s ‘Clean Zone.’
Coalition to March on the RNC & Stop the War, RNC 2012
Workers in Spain fight back with general strike
David Hoskins | Spain | 4/07/12
The two largest unions in Spain launched a one-day nationwide strike on March 29.
general strike, Spain, strike
Immokalee workers fast to demand a penny from Publix
Jared Hamil | Lakeland, FL | 3/16/12
After a six day fast, members of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) broke bread with 1000 supporters to protest the Publix food corporation un-fair...
CIW, Coalition of Immokalee Workers, Hunger Strike, Publix, Students Working for Equal Rights
Minnesota unions fight ‘Right to Work’ constitutional amendment
Kim DeFranco | St. Paul, MN | 3/13/12
Over 1000 union members from all sections of the labor movement packed the Minnesota capitol, March 12, as right-wing legislators jammed a so-called ‘...
AFSCME Local 3800, Minnesota Nurses Association, National Association of Letter Carriers, right to work, Teamsters local 638, UNITE HERE Local 17
65,000 March on Wisconsin State Capitol, fighting back against Governor Walker
Daniel Ginsberg | Madison, WI | 3/12/12
65,000 workers and their supporters marched on Wisconsin's Capitol, March 10, marking one year since the fight back against Governor Scott Walker...
Governor Walker
Workers occupy Chicago factory: Goose Island 2.0
Staff | Chicago, IL | 2/23/12
50 workers at Serious Materials, the window factory formerly known as Republic Windows and Doors, reported to work the morning of Feb. 23 only to be told...
factory occupation, Republic Windows and Doors, Serious Materials
Longshore workers name Occupy Movement as crucial in settlement with EGT
Staff | Longview, WA | 2/15/12
On Friday, members of the ILWU and the labor community named the Occupy Movement as key to the settlement reached Thursday between ILWU Local 21 and the...
Export Grain Terminal (EGT), International Longshore Warehouse Union (ILWU), Longshore workers, Occupy Wall Street
Indiana workers say “What’s disgusting? Indiana union busting!”
J Burger | Indianapolis, IN | 1/22/12
Under the claim of trying to bring more jobs to Indiana, the Republican majorities in both houses and the governor look to pass a so called ‘right to work...
Indiana, right to work, union busting
More than 1 million signatures to recall WI Governor Walker
Staff | Milwaukee, WI | 1/17/12
More than one million signatures were filed for the recall of Wisconsin’s Republican Governor, Scott Walker, Jan. 17.
Governor Walker