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These dancing Aztecs, strident and political, prefer movements to the left
The Aztecs march in the canyons of the great city. Their tall feather headdresses jut skyward. They beat drums, stomp and chant. They dance in twirls and high steps, moving forward. One of them presses to his lips a large pink conch, representing the...
Tags: Interior Policy, Mexico, Politics, Justice and Rights, Gay Rights
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Commentary: True meaning of May Day: celebrating the worker
When I was a little girl, my mother would have us weave ribbons into our strawberry baskets and fill them with flowers. We'd then sneak up to our neighbors' homes, ring the bell and leave our beautiful little bouquets on their doorsteps. We'd squeal...Tags: Employees, Labor Legislation, Labor Day, Career and Workplace
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May Day protest
FrameworkMay Day has moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest , with rallies and marches around the globe.... -
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Video of Utah slaughterhouse draws attention to 'ag-gag' laws
Amy Meyer was standing outside a slaughterhouse in Draper City, Utah, in February and said she saw what she had suspected: wounded animals being dragged to their deaths. Then she did what she had come for in this YouTube age and took out her cellphone...Tags: Judges, Lawyers, Misdemeanors, Prosecution, Justice System
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Need a raise? Want a tattoo? It's your lucky day
Now here’s a headline that probably has folks at companies like Qualcomm quaking: “Company offers raises to employees who get tattooed with its logo.” My colleague Ricardo Lopez reported Thursday on Rapid Realty, a New York real estate...Tags: Employees, Labor Legislation, Lindsay Lohan, Qualcomm Inc., Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Labor, immigration activists hold May Day rallies
DETROIT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held May Day rallies in Detroit and Grand Rapids, calling for immigration law changes and other labor condition improvements on the international workers holiday. About 200 community, labor and immigration...Tags: Immigration, Labor Legislation, United Auto Workers, AFL-CIO, Career and Workplace
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May Day in New York: Protesting just about everything
NEW YORK -- There are many things to protest against in the world, and people rallying against a fair number of them took to one of New York’s iconic squares on May Day as part of nationwide rallies in celebration of the traditional workers holiday....
Tags: Jamestown (Jamestown, Virginia), Phoenix (music group), Politics, Justice and Rights, Labor Legislation
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Former Pope Benedict XVI moves back into Vatican
ROME -- The Vatican became the home of two living popes Thursday when former pontiff Benedict XVI took up residence in a house in the city-state’s garden. The unprecedented cohabitation with his successor, Pope Francis, began when Benedict arrived...
Tags: Francis I, Vatican City, Benedict XVI
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Outrage over Bangladesh collapse spills into May Day rallies
Reeling from the deadly collapse of a building packed with thousands of factory workers, Bangladeshi laborers rallied Wednesday, marking May Day with renewed calls for workplace safety. The death toll steadily swelled in the aftermath of the disaster...Tags: Politics, Labor Legislation, Plant Openings, Vatican City, Dhaka (Bangladesh)
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Peaceful May Day marchers snarl traffic in downtown L.A.
Two sets of marchers converged on the Civic Center in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon in what police described as a peaceful and modestly sized crowd compared to previous years. One of the groups was expected to rally with speeches and music...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Google+
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May Day observer asks: 'Are things changing in their favor?'
Standing in front of an electronics store on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, Nissem Bachsian watched the May Day protesters stream by, as he does every year. There were immigrant rights groups chanting “Si se puede” — “Yes...
Tags: Immigration, Justice and Rights, Electronics, Crime, Law and Justice, Civil Rights
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