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Black Friday Walmart strike being organized by workers
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Black Friday is usually one of the biggest shopping days of the year for Walmart, but a grassroots campaign to encourage jilted workers to strike on that day is gaining steam.
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Pepco: Union workers vote to ratify new contract
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Union workers at Pepco have voted to ratify a four-year contract with the utility company, a Pepco official said.
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Chicago teachers strike ends
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Students prepared to return to class Wednesday after Chicago teachers voted to suspend their first strike in a quarter century, shutting 350,000 children out of school, disrupting the daily routines of thousands of families and making the city's schoolyards a flashpoint for union rights and public school reforms across the country.
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Potomac Farms Dairy workers strike in Maryland, Virginia
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A strike by Potomac Farms Dairy workers in Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia is in its third day.
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Ralph Nader proposes general strike
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Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader is calling for business owners in the city to allow their employees to report late to work.
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Clean offices? Not during this strike
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Union member are hoping to affect daily work for thousands in the city the best way they know how: By refusing to clean thousands of business offices
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Striking Verizon workers return to work
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Thousands of striking Verizon workers will return to work Tuesday, though their contract dispute isn't over yet.
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Verizon strike 2011: Workers to protest at CEO's home
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Members of the Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers plan to stage a candlelight vigil outside Lowell McAdam's residence in Mendham, N.J.
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45K Verizon workers strike over new labor contract
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45,000 Verizon workers from Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., went on strike Sunday after negotiations over a new labor contract fizzled.
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Metro officials want to limit workers' hours
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Metro board members want the transit system to limit workers' hours to ensure they aren't endangering safety.
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