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<title>USA : At Victory Rally, Al Franken Shouts Out to Labor, Union Health Insurance</title>
<link>http://www.seiu.org/2009/07/at-victory-rally-al-franken-shouts-out-to-labor-union-health-insurance.php</link>
<description>Source: SEIU</description>
<guid>http://www.seiu.org/2009/07/at-victory-rally-al-franken-shouts-out-to-labor-union-health-insurance.php</guid>
<pubDate>04 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : The Great American Bubble Machine</title>
<link>http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/28816321/the_great_american_bubble_machine/print</link>
<description>Source: Rolling Stone</description>
<guid>http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/28816321/the_great_american_bubble_machine/print</guid>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Unions sue over pension changes</title>
<link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/03/unions_sue_mass_over_pension_changes/</link>
<description>Source: Boston Herald</description>
<guid>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/03/unions_sue_mass_over_pension_changes/</guid>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Fire union gives chief vote of ‘no confidence’</title>
<link>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/03/union_votes_8216no_confidence8217_against_fire_commissioner/</link>
<description>Source: Boston Globe</description>
<guid>http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/03/union_votes_8216no_confidence8217_against_fire_commissioner/</guid>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Trumka: Combative union leader steps from the shadows</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/business/03labor.html</link>
<description>Source: NY Times</description>
<guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/business/03labor.html</guid>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Education secretary challenges NEA on teacher pay</title>
<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070202161.html</link>
<description>Source: Washington Post</description>
<guid>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/02/AR2009070202161.html</guid>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Bronx Cookie Factory Is Ordered to Reinstate Striking Workers</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/nyregion/02settle.html</link>
<description>Source: NYT</description>
<guid>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/nyregion/02settle.html</guid>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Prime-Time Shuttle Workers Unanimously Approve First Contract</title>
<link>http://unionreview.com/prime-time-shuttle-workers-unanimously-approve-first-contract</link>
<description>Source: International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Union Review</description>
<guid>http://unionreview.com/prime-time-shuttle-workers-unanimously-approve-first-contract</guid>
<pubDate>03 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Laborfest July 2009 Schedule Of Events</title>
<link>http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm</link>
<description>Source: Labofest</description>
<guid>http://www.laborfest.net/2009schedule.htm</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA :  Labor Rallies for Health Care, But Keeps it Vague</title>
<link>http://labornotes.org/node/2339</link>
<description>Source: Labor Notes</description>
<guid>http://labornotes.org/node/2339</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : National Federation of Federal Employees president Richard Brown, 47, dies suddenly</title>
<link>http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4167382</link>
<description>Source: Federal Times</description>
<guid>http://federaltimes.com/index.php?S=4167382</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Federal employee union leader Richard Brown found dead at 47</title>
<link>http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0709/070109p2.htm</link>
<description>Source: Government Executive</description>
<guid>http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0709/070109p2.htm</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Most recent college grads working low-skill jobs</title>
<link>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/economy/story/70788.html</link>
<description>Source: McClatchey</description>
<guid>http://www.mcclatchydc.com/economy/story/70788.html</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : RWDSU  win: 2 Bushwick Supermarkets in $1.1 mill settlement of labor charges</title>
<link>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/2-bushwick-supermarkets-settle-labor-charges/</link>
<description>Source: NYT</description>
<guid>http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/2-bushwick-supermarkets-settle-labor-charges/</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Remarkable address given by James P. Hoffa   </title>
<link>http://www.tcrccpreasttrainmen.ca/TCRC_June_30_2009.htm</link>
<description>Source: Teamsters</description>
<guid>http://www.tcrccpreasttrainmen.ca/TCRC_June_30_2009.htm</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : New research on casino worker risks from secondhand smoke</title>
<link>http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/new-research-on-casino-worker-risks-from-secondhand-smoke/</link>
<description>Source: SafetyAtWorkBlog</description>
<guid>http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com/2009/07/02/new-research-on-casino-worker-risks-from-secondhand-smoke/</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Stella D'Ora found guilty by federal judge</title>
<link>http://www.bctgm.org/PDFs/StellaVictoryPressRel.pdf</link>
<description>Source: BCTGM</description>
<guid>http://www.bctgm.org/PDFs/StellaVictoryPressRel.pdf</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Judge: Kosher Company Illegally Coerced Workers Before Union Election</title>
<link>http://forward.com/articles/108788/</link>
<description>Source: Forward</description>
<guid>http://forward.com/articles/108788/</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Franken thanks union backers during celebratory rallies</title>
<link>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/01/franken_rally/</link>
<description>Source: Minnesota Public Radio </description>
<guid>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/07/01/franken_rally/</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Labor joins in Franken’s long-awaited victory party</title>
<link>http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4097</link>
<description>Source: Workday Minnesota</description>
<guid>http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4097</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : VIDEO: Chicago talks with unions to avoid layoffs</title>
<link>http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&amp;id=6893575&amp;rss=rss-espnChicago-wls-article-6893575</link>
<description>Source: ABC Local</description>
<guid>http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&amp;id=6893575&amp;rss=rss-espnChicago-wls-article-6893575</guid>
<pubDate>02 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Russia : GM to Close St. Pete Plant for 2 Months After Sickly Sales</title>
<link>http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1009/42/379143.htm</link>
<description>Source: Moscow Times</description>
<guid>http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1009/42/379143.htm</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Colombia : Uribe Presses FTA in First Encounter with Obama</title>
<link>http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47471</link>
<description>Source: Inter-Press Service</description>
<guid>http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=47471</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Minnesotan unionists will  join rally at State Capitol to congratulate Al Franken, Minnesota’s new U.S. Senator</title>
<link>http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4096</link>
<description>Source: Workday Minnesota</description>
<guid>http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4096</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Omaha tribe closes casino</title>
<link>http://www.omaha.com/article/20090630/NEWS01/906309972</link>
<description>Source: Omaha World-Herald</description>
<guid>http://www.omaha.com/article/20090630/NEWS01/906309972</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Cutting park jobs will hurt city</title>
<link>http://www.kansas.com/950/story/873152.html</link>
<description>Source: Wichita Eagle</description>
<guid>http://www.kansas.com/950/story/873152.html</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Talks with Spirit turn grim, SPEEA says</title>
<link>http://www.kansas.com/business/aviation/story/873394.html</link>
<description>Source: Wichita Eagle</description>
<guid>http://www.kansas.com/business/aviation/story/873394.html</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : SEIU-NUHW conflict moves to Sacremento</title>
<link>http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/seiu-nuhw-conflict-moves-to-sacramento/</link>
<description>Source: Talking Union</description>
<guid>http://talkingunion.wordpress.com/2009/06/30/seiu-nuhw-conflict-moves-to-sacramento/</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Time to get to work, Al!</title>
<link>http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4095</link>
<description>Source: Workday Minnesota</description>
<guid>http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?news_6_4095</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>USA : Warning to investors on nanotech risks</title>
<link>http://www.hazards.org/news/index.htm#nanoinvestmentwarning</link>
<description>Source: Hazards magazine</description>
<guid>http://www.hazards.org/news/index.htm#nanoinvestmentwarning</guid>
<pubDate>01 Jul 2009 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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