April 3 News Update

Thousands of students, unions hit Montreal streets to protest government cuts
South Carolina governor takes aim at union 'bullies' in Boeing labor vote
Greece scraps hospital visit fee, to hire health workers
Seattle begins to phase in $15 minimum wage
Polar bears can't thrive on land amid massive ice loss
5 things that may surprise you about Rosa Parks
Airbnb offers Cuba rentals to Americans
Two New Reports Detail How Walmart Keeps Profits High, Wages Down
AFL-CIO Backs Baja Farm Workers’ Rights
Fast-food workers are proving that by joining together, they can improve their lives
American Apparel hit by labor union pains
UE Workers End Successful and Militant Strike
Philadelphia Airport Workers Strike Over Wages and Benefits
Nicole Kidman criticised over Etihad ad by flight attendants' union
The missing pledges for UN's global climate treaty
Coal mining's heavy toll in South Africa
Chicago’s Odd Couple: Mayor Emanuel and a Billionaire Republican Investor *

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