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Vice President Joe Biden headlined a diverse group of leaders who spoke at the Career and Technical Education Workforce Development Summit yesterday, an event sponsored by the AFL-CIO and AFT. Biden was joined by Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez and numerous labor, business and community leaders who spoke to a packed house.
In Los Angeles yesterday, Walmart workers participated in their boldest action to date: the first-ever sit-down strike at a Walmart store. They were protesting an end to retaliation when they speak out for $15 an hour, full-time hours and respect at work.
While conservative legislators across the country are gearing up to propose extreme legislation, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka issued a statement that working families and the labor union are prepared to fight back and make sure that harmful and unpopular policies don't pass. He said the labor federation would continue to focus on the agenda that working families want, one of raising wages and creating an economy that works for all Americans.
Tens of thousands of registered nurses around the country staged strikes, rallies and marches yesterday to demand tougher Ebola safety precautions in the nation’s hospitals. National Nurses United (NNU) Executive Director Rose Ann DeMoro said:Nurses, who have been willing to stand by the patients whether it's the flu, whether it's Ebola, whether it's cancer, are now being asked to put themselves in harm's way unprotected, unguarded.
In Southern California, Walmart workers, some of whom were part of the first Walmart strike in October 2012, have just sat down near registers and next to racks of a Walmart store in Crenshaw. The group of striking workers, from stores throughout California, have placed tape over their mouths, signifying the company’s efforts to silence workers who are calling for better jobs. You can watch the live stream of the action below or at Blackfridayprotests.org. (The free Ustream feed will contain occasional advertisements.)
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One person was shot in as San Francisco burst into celebrations following the San Francisco Giants' World Series victory, police said.
One person was shot in as San Francisco burst into celebrations following the San Francisco Giants' World Series victory, police said.
Fireworks went up over San Francisco as the Giants defeated the Kansas City Royals in a thrilling Game 7 to win the World Series.
Witnesses say drunken argument preceded fatal shooting involving two New Mexico sheriff's deputies. KOB's Kai Porter reports.
One Hawaii woman who lives near the approaching lava flow says it has already worsened her commute to work and is worried the disaster could wipe out the entire area.
