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Utility workers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are close to going on strike. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/strike-looms/feed/ 0 AFC Cable Workers On Hushed Strike http://wbsm.com/afc-cable-workers-on-hushed-strike/ http://wbsm.com/afc-cable-workers-on-hushed-strike/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:17:13 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=69912 Some 30 workers for the AFC Cable Company in the New Bedford Business Park are on strike, though their reasons remain unclear.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/afc-cable-workers-on-hushed-strike/feed/ 0 TSM - AFC workers on strike outside of the company building Thom Hartmann – Will European Union Protests Be Another Occupy Movement? http://wbsm.com/thom-hartmann-will-european-union-protests-be-another-occupy-movement/ http://wbsm.com/thom-hartmann-will-european-union-protests-be-another-occupy-movement/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:38:20 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=33283 Thom Hartmann was joined by 'Occupy Strategy' author David Marty to talk about the protests in Europe, and what they could mean.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/thom-hartmann-will-european-union-protests-be-another-occupy-movement/feed/ 0 YouTube Education Conference Features Chicago Teacher http://wbsm.com/education-conference-features-chicago-teacher/ http://wbsm.com/education-conference-features-chicago-teacher/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:28:21 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=22931 Local educators on Saturday heard from a member of the Chicago Teachers Union that won a new contract last month after a week long strike. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/education-conference-features-chicago-teacher/feed/ 0 TSM Should Teachers Be Allowed to Strike? — Survey of the Day http://wbsm.com/should-teachers-be-allowed-to-strike-survey-of-the-day/ http://wbsm.com/should-teachers-be-allowed-to-strike-survey-of-the-day/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 22:16:27 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=141480 Chicago is in the midst of teacher strike that is affecting roughly 350,000 students.

There is some debate over whether the strike is permitted under Illinois law since the unions' list of grievances extends beyond pay and benefits -- which are the only issues they have the legal right to strike over.

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