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Weekly Digest – November 26, 2014

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Kmart Workers Resist Working on Thanksgiving Almost 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for Kmart to give its workers enough time off

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Weekly Digest – November 19, 2014

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Walmart Workers Stage Sit-Down Strike in L.A. Walmart retail workers in Southern California held the first sit-down strike in the company’s history Nov.

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Weekly Digest – November 12, 2014

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Striking FairPoint Workers Rally in Maine Workers at the FairPoint telecommunications company rallied in Portland, Maine Nov. 9 as their strike entered its

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Weekly Digest – November 5, 2014

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel National Nurses United Grows National Nurses United, formed by a merger of three nurses’ unions in 2009, has organized 20,000 new nurses in

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Weekly Digest – October 29, 2014

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel FairPoint Strikers Say They’re in it for Long Haul Striking workers at the FairPoint telecommunications company in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont say

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Weekly Digest – October 22, 2014

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Nurses’ Unions Hit CDC on Ebola The nation’s two largest nurses’ unions sharply criticized the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Oct.

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Weekly Digest – October 15, 2014

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Philly Teachers Say They Give Enough Facing calls for them to make the “sacrifice” of paying more for health care, Philadelphia teachers responded

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Weekly Digest – October 8, 2014

Compiled by Steven Wishnia and Neal Tepel Philly Schools Cancel Teachers’ Contract Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission unilaterally cancelled city teachers’ contract Oct. 6. The move, approved unanimously at a meeting

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