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Workers' Rights Are Civil Rights

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Efca, Pension, Minimum Wage, Rich Trumka, Wal-Mart, Wall Street, Sen. Blanche Lincoln, Employee Free Choice Act, Little Rock, Afl-Cio, Central High School, Rev. Wendell Griffin, Wall Street Bonus, Business News
Leo W. Gerard

This week the minimum wage rose by 70 cents to $7.25 an hour, a beggar's lot really, but still corporations across America decried it.

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4 AM: 24-Hour Vigil in Little Rock

Stewart Acuff | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arkansas, Little Rock, Afl-Cio, Stewart Acuff, Blanche Lincoln, Employee Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Politics News
Stewart Acuff

We are holding a 24 hour vigil for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act during this Memorial Day congressional recess.

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McDonald's McScrews Hero Out of Money [UPDATED]

David Weiner | Posted 03.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Little Rock, Arkansas, McDonald's, Compensation, Mickey D's, Nigel Haskett, Workers-Compensation, Haskett Shooting, Video, McDonald's Shooting, Nigel Haskett Video, Mcdonald's Employee, Mcdonald's Employee Denied, Mcdonalds Hero, Mcdonalds Comp, Ray Nosler Mcdonalds, Politics News
David Weiner

A Huffington Post commenter received an email from McDonald's (reprinted here) saying that the franchise owner is now offering to pay for all medical costs if Haskett loses his appeal.

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New Senate Boosts Wilderness Protection Across US

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 02.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Bill Clinton, Virginia, Wilderness Protection Bill, US Senate, Little Rock, Oregon, Colorado, Wilderness, Wilderness Bill, California, Green News

WASHINGTON — In a rare Sunday session, the Senate advanced legislation that would set aside more than 2 million acres in nine states as wilderne...

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The Little Rock 9, And The History Behind The History

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media

Read More: David Margolick, Little Rock, Elizabeth Eckford, Hazel Bryan Massery, Vanity Fair, Media News

Today is the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the photo to the left is an iconic representat...

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Elizabeth Eckford, Of The Little Rock Nine, Tells Her Life Story

Vanity Fair | David Margolick | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Little Rock, Racism, Elizabeth Eckford, Central High School, Segregation, Arkansas, Civil Rights, Integration, Home News

It was a school night, and Elizabeth Eckford was too excited to sleep. The next morning, September 4, 1957, was her first day of classes, and one last...

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