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- March for Labor Day (9/5/10)
Milwaukee - Zeidler Park, 4th & Michigan 10am
Racine - Mt Pleasant Memorial Park - Hwy K & H - Guestworkers For Dignity (6/8/09)
On May 1st, more than a hundred workers came to the Department of Labor in New Orleans in anticipation of a public pledge from the DOL that their cases of wage theft would be handled seriously. - Republic Windows and Doors (12/16/08)
In a bold move not seen in many years, union workers occupied their Chicago factory December 5th. Within a week, they had won a resounding victory. - Know your allies: Milwaukee County Labor Council (7/11/08)
MCLC is a powerful force for labor and community organizing. - Workplace deaths rise amid government neglect (4/30/08)
A new report on workplace safety and health says government neglect has allowed many jobs to become more dangerous and allowed the annual death toll to rise. - A Brief History of Labor Day (8/11/07)
September 5, 1882 - Thirty thousand workers marched in New York city, giving birth to Labor Day.
Myths & Facts
Myth: Immigrants to Wisconsin do not want to assimilate
Fact: In 2006, 42.6 percent of Wisconsin's foreign born population were naturalized citizens. Many more applicants for citizenship are facing long processing delays.
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