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Today Is Transit Equity Day 

Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants 

The Strike As Ultimate Structure Test

GM plant closings will hit parts suppliers far and wide
Viktor Orbán Is Finally Under Siege
Union: Tentative deal reached for Valero Port Arthur
Amazon Is Dividing (and Conquering?) New York City's Unions
Union to vote on MARTA contract that could end bus disruption
Behind the Lion Air Crash, a Trail of Decisions Kept Pilots in the Dark
County Workers' Union Plans Two-Day Strike
100 years ago in Seattle: Every union member prepares to strike
Chinese Workers Laying Transcontinental Railroad Finally Recognized
A third of Himalayan ice cap doomed
Rising temperatures to make oceans bluer and greener