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Wal-Mart to Reopen Five U.S. Stores at Center of Union Complaint

Nathan Layne Reuters
In the complaint the UFCW accused Wal-Mart of using plumbing problems as an excuse to close a store in Pico Rivera, California, in retaliation against workers there who have been active in attempts to organize for better pay and benefits. The other four stores were included as cover, the union claimed.

Raising the Floor

Ira Woodward Blue Collar Review
Labor Day Weekend, a time to acknowledge the burdens of hard work, Washington state poet Ira Woodward plays on the phrase "raising the floor"--meaning not only a moment to rest, but also time to raise the wages of working people.

Mapping Militarism

David Swanson Op Ed News
World Beyond War has created a set of online interactive maps to help us all see where and how war and preparations for war exist in the world today.

Full Employment and the Path to Shared Prosperity

Dean Baker and Jared Bernstein Dissent Magazine
If high unemployment is one of the obstacles to more equitable growth, then the question is: how do we achieve full employment? There are four main ways. Each route faces substantial political opposition, both because of powerful interests that would be hurt by paying higher wages and because of popular prejudices that are persistently promoted in the media.

Free Goyo! No Conga Mine in Peru!

Alliance for Global Justice Statement Alliance for Global Justice
Alliance for Global Justice Statement on the Detention of Gregorio “Goyo” Santos, President of the Region of Cajamarca, Peru

Pete Seeger: The Star Spangled Banner

Pete Seeger recites a poem on the American Flag and gives the history of the National Anthem of the United States at Smithsonian Folkways' Ralph Rinzler memorial in New Market, Tennessee in 1995. The "Star Spangled Banner", features lyrics by Francis Scott Key set to the tune of a popular British drinking song "To Anacreon in Heaven" written by John Stafford Smith. More.