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4-21-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1894 in 2:00 US judge breaks national coal strike! 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1843

Own The Change: Building Economic Democracy One Worker Co-op at a Time 4 Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 2562

4-20-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1914 in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1751

Comments? 2 vive la commune Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 3001

Schumann: They make Europe look like a financial dictatorship 1 no more banksters Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1935

Just made a new lolmarx, whatcha think? 8 PowerToThePeople Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 3035

The Free-Market Fantasy 3 Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 Apr 2015 16 2272

4-18-15 You have more than likely heard of Rosa Parks in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1853

Union-friendly bill could slow affordable housing 4 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 2242

4-17-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1911 in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1644

April 24: Demand justice for Rana Plaza victims and lasting changes in the apparel industry 1 Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 2170

1 worker who survived tanker blast was atop railcar wearing harness (video interview of surviver) 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 2453

Just fired a version of this to each of my representatives 0 Half-Century Man Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1386

Hi I am a socialist. 16 Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 Apr 2015 15 4434

One person doesn't think this post belongs in LBN updated with actual news story 3 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 2027

4-16-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1947 in 2:00 500-600 workers killed 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1739

4-15-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1947 in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1688

Fear of a Capitalist Planet..... besides ours ... the search for ET 4 Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 3304

The nation rallies today for $15 and a union! #fightfor15 0 Starry Messenger Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1524

I guess the satirist Borowitz and Cartoonist Sorensen are under the scooby doo 3 Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 3969

4-14-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1939 in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1890

Photos from Boston's low-wage protest TODAY 4-14-15 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1813

1 man dead, 1 injured after railcar explodes in Omaha 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1987

How We Can Hold American Companies that Use Sweatshop Labor Accountable 3 Cheese Sandwich Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 2819

Can the working class still change the world? 5 TBF Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 2845

AFSCME's most successful social media blitz ever and the DU is there!!! 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1448

I hope everyone is well in our little "Classic Red" corner of DU........ 9 socialist_n_TN Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 2701

Hillary Clinton: The International Neocon Warmonger 3 Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 2706

U.S. Encouraging Cuba To Shift Toward Democratic System Of Corruption 4 Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 Apr 2015 24 2353

Socialism in North Dakota 0 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 12 1936

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Unions, angry Republican voters rally in support of Indiana's wage law 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 1632

DoubleTree Hotel Workers Approve Unionization 3 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1961

NC labor officials haven�t had worker safety advice from outside in five years required by law 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1510

Construction worker dies in northeast Nebraska while trying to free truck 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 1709

4-13-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1919 in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1612

State Rep. Gilliard of Charleston: Don�t believe anti-union rhetoric (stands up to Gov. Boeing vote) 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1381

4-12-15 There are some songs that stand at the core of the labor movement in 2:00 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1840

4-11-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1941 in 2:00 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1526

4-10-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1930 in 2:00 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1798

Happy Birthday Paul Robeson! Mayor Coleman A. Young Remembers Paul Robeson 2 Starry Messenger Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 1743

4-9-70 Public school teachers went on strike in Minneapolis, violating court orders not to walk out 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 7 1816

4-8-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1911 in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1648

4-9-15 The fight for an eight hour work day was one of the most difficult in 2:00 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1828

Remember when Harvey Milk & the Teamsters worked hand in hand? Rent this movie!!! 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 5 1767

International Nutrition has proposed penalties cut, still faces OSHA scrutiny 2 dead 9 injured 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1770

Revisiting Marx and Liberalism (Counterpunch) 1 YoungDemCA Apr 2015 Apr 2015 11 1958

Volunteers provide plumbing repairs for low-income homeowners (wish they were closer to TTW) 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 1850

Emanuel won the mayor's race, but progressives won the election 5 Starry Messenger Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 2179

Flying Food Workers Deserve the LA Living Wage! E action! 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1556

Senator Rand Paul Has No Idea Why The USPS Appears To Be Failing, But He Blames Unions 6 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 2770

4-7-15 Their slogan was �Justice for Janitors! in 2:00 minutes 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1728

How a Mid-Sized Tennessee Town Took on Comcast, Revived Its Economy and Did it With Socialism 3 eridani Apr 2015 Apr 2015 39 2522

Capitalism & Democracy :R. H. Tawney 0 Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1797

Omaha fire union running own health plan a 'radical shift� 2 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 2199

Increasing probability for a big European "collision" through Grexit 1 no more banksters Apr 2015 Apr 2015 6 2102

Angela Davis, quote 15 Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 Apr 2015 56 9205

RELEASE: NLRB General Counsel Issues Guidance for Representation Case Rule Implementation 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1274

4-6-15 Often Southern states are the focus of histories of slavery in the US in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1576

4-5-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1954 in 2:00 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1423

The Power of the People 3 TBF Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 3386

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Top US public employee union AFSCME gave $65M in 2014, mostly to Democrats, progressive groups 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1627

Plutocracy 1.0 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2015 Apr 2015 13 1681

Labor post needs love 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1555

3-30-15 the year was 1990 in 2:00 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1598

3-29-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1918 in 2:00 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1604

4-1-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1929 in 2:00 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1576

Immigration Reform News: AFL-CIO Launches 'We Rise' Campaign to Train and Organize Immigrant Workers 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1576

Co-workers: IU Health nurse fired for advocating union (INDIANAPOLIS, IN if you get my drift) 1 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 9 2430

This message was self-deleted by its author 4 Zorra Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 2118

4-3-15 the year was 2008 in 2:00 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1484

4-2-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1909 in 2:00 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1379

Bloomberg: Rand Paul�s Favorite Union-Buster by Josh Eidelson 0 Omaha Steve Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1438

A "Schultz faction" undermines negotiations with Greece 2 no more banksters Mar 2015 Apr 2015 7 2060

Redditt Socialism plays an April Fools joke on itself 0 Ichingcarpenter Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1456

How Privatization Rips Us All Off 3 Ichingcarpenter Mar 2015 Apr 2015 11 2099

This is the day in Memphis that marked Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.�s final march for Civil Rights 3 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2289

Socialism is American as Apple Pie 11 Starry Messenger Mar 2015 Mar 2015 28 3802

USW Message to Congress "Enforcing lousy trade laws doesn�t get you much to protect steel jobs" TPP 0 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1506

3-27-15 On this day in Labor History the year was 1912 in 2:00 0 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1436

About NPR's recent right-to-work piece 3 Omaha Steve Mar 2015 Mar 2015 4 1987

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