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1968. Memphis, Tennessee. The heart of the racially segregated South. Black sanitation workers faced poverty wages and degrading, dangerous conditions on the job.

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Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright

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A Never Quit winner realizes his dream of honoring Native Americans
Never Quit winner Charles Smith, Jr. has fulfilled his dream of honoring Rhode Island Native American veterans. — Sep 21
U.S. Treasury Department: nation’s economy would benefit from stronger labor unions
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St. Charles Public Library workers in Illinois win first contract
Library workers in St. Charles, Illinois, won a first contract that ‘ticks all the boxes.’ — Sep 19
Amid tragedy, the ‘true soul of Hawaii’ shines bright
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