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Holder At National Council of La Raza Convention Promises Aggressive Civil...

The U.S. Justice Department will aggressively protect the civil liberties, voting rights and safety of Latinos in the United States, Attorney General Eric Holder promised during a Saturday address at...

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Immigration law critics protest at All-Star Game

PHOENIX -- Critics of a polarizing immigration law in Arizona protested the legislation Tuesday in triple-digit heat outside Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in downtown Phoenix, drawing sideways...

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Cain apologizes for comments on border fence

PHOENIX (AP) — GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain apologized again Monday for remarks about building an electric fence on the Mexico border that could kill people trying to cross illegally, but he...

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Obama "fanatic" threatens to kill Sheriff Arpaio, says arrest report

His postings read in part: I plan to kill Arpaio first. He will be filled with a thousand bullet holes before the year is out. I promise you this. He won’t [expletive] with Obama. He will be buried 10...

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Staying put in Arizona after the anti-immigration bill: Not all undocumented...

Hundreds of immigrants protesters on the one-year anniversary of SB1070. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) Erika Andiola still remembers the day Arizona's tough anti-illegal immigration bill, known as...

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Returning to the Scene of the Crime: Phoenix, Two Years Later

Two years ago, on July 29, 2010, I was arrested in Phoenix for nonviolent civil disobedience during large protests against SB1070, Arizona's anti-immigrant law. As the president of the Unitarian...

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Immigration law protesters at All-Star game

PHOENIX (AP) — Critics of a polarizing immigration law in Arizona protested the legislation Tuesday in triple-digit heat outside Major League Baseball's All-Star Game in downtown Phoenix, drawing...

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Arpaio: 'Obama waging war on Arizona'

“Obama is waging war on Arizona over illegal immigration.” That terse assessment is from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who has tangled with the White House over his investigation of Obama’s birth...

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Arizona

PHOENIX–With fresh calls for Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to face a federal criminal trial, many are predicting the end of his controversial career. What few people realize outside metropolitan...

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Will Obama 'man-up' and meet with Sheriff Joe?

Related topics Sheriff Joe ArpaioBarack ObamaamnestyArizona Advertisement On Monday, it was reported that the recently re-elected Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, told Breitbart News that he would...

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Joe Arpaio's Sixth Term As Sheriff Opposed By Latino Voters And Democrat...

Latinos in Maricopa County want a new sheriff in town. And they’re hoping retired police officer Paul Penzone will be the one to stop Joe Arpaio, “America’s Toughest Sheriff,” from obtaining a sixth...

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Obama's actions have made Sheriff Joe Arpaio more popular

On Friday, the East Valley Tribune reported that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has already raised more than $1 million this year, alone for his re-election campaign. The five-term Republican now...

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Eight Union Victories Progressives Should Be Watching - and Learning From

We always hear that unions are in trouble. But that's not the whole story. While nearly one of every three American workers were union members in 1945, today only 6.9 percent of private sector...

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Labor Board Overturns Vote by Sandwich Shop Workers

The National Labor Relations Board on Monday announced a settlement that sets aside an Oct. 22 election in which workers at 10 Jimmy John’s sandwich shops in the Minneapolis area voted 87 to 85...

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Arizona immigrants: young Latinos ready to 'really release the energy'

Controversial policies have inadvertently energised state's young Latinos, who are getting involved in local government An undocumented immigrant is processed by deputies working for Maricopa County...

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Before Obama, Cesar Chavez was "Si Se Puede" in Arizona

Related topics Latino CommunitySB 1070 immigrationMexican American Studies Advertisement Cesar Chavez was a Latino farm labor leader, a community organizer and champion of militant nonviolent social...

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Last of Arizona immigration protesters on trial

AMANDA LEE MYERS The Associated Press PHOENIX - The president of a national religious organization and five others went on trial Friday in Phoenix a year after they were arrested while protesting...

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Jimmy John's Employees Plan First Fast-Food Union

If there's any a workplace that needs a union, it's fast-food chains. Minimum wages, no sick days, and strategically allotted shifts so no one qualifies for adequate health benefits. It's barely...

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In Solidarity With Walmart Strikers

Walmart is the largest employer in the U.S with more than 1.4 million workers. And it’s one of the most virulently anti-union employers. In the handful of cases where employees have managed to...

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A Thanksgiving message in solidarityColumn

Walmart is the largest employer in the U.S with more than 1.4 million workers. And it's one of the most virulently anti-union employers. In the handful of cases where employees have managed to...

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Workers at 9 Jimmy John's shops trying to unionize

Some workers at nine Twin Cities Jimmy John's outlets are trying to organize a union under the banner of the Industrial Workers of the World. The target of the organizing drive are Jimmy John's...

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Would You Like a Union With That, Comrade?

By F. Vincent Vernuccio on 10.19.10 @ 6:08AM Workers at some of America's fast food restaurants could be in for some interesting times soon. The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is attempting to...

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Election so rare you'll freak

As union elections go, it doesn't get much rarer than what's being served up Friday at nine Minneapolis-area Jimmy John's sandwich shops. About 185 workers are slated to choose whether they want to...

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Union loses tight Jimmy John's vote, 87-85

In a highly unusual union election, the Wobblies lost the war for Jimmy John's by the narrowest of margins. Workers at 10 Twin Cities Jimmy John's sandwich shops Friday voted 87-85 against being...

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NLRB nullifies Jimmy John's union vote results

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A settlement between the National Labor Relations Board and the owners of Jimmy John's sandwich shops in Minneapolis has set aside a recent election in which workers narrowly...

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Jimmy Johns Labor Dispute Bursts onto National Stage with Coast-to-Coast...

Jimmy Johns Labor Dispute Bursts onto National Stage with Coast-to-Coast Actions Planned for Labor Day Fast Food Union Campaign Escalates as Management Refuses to Meet with Workers MINNEAPOLIS- Faced...

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Judge sides with workers in Jimmy John's case

A federal administrative law judge has ruled that a Twin Cities Jimmy John's franchisee violated the union organizing rights of six employees by firing them last year after they publicly protested the...

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NLRB says Jimmy John's didn't play fair

Federal regulators have found that a Twin Cities Jimmy John's franchisee -- the target of an unusual union-organizing drive -- violated workers' rights in ways that included firing several employees...

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Union drive gets do-over at Jimmy John's

The Industrial Workers of the World, which lost a squeaker union election in October at 10 Minneapolis-area Jimmy John's restaurants, won a legal victory Monday with the approval of an agreement that...

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Jimmy John's: Company Credibility Erodes as NLRB Investigation over Firing...

Two months after Jimmy John's fired six workers for blowing the whistle on a company practice of forcing sandwich-makers to work while sick, the IWW Jimmy John's Workers Union has released Minnesota...

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Jimmy John's Workers Fight Year-Long Battle To Win Back Jobs

Last March, Erik Forman was fired, along with five of his friends, from his job at a Jimmy John's sandwich shop in Minneapolis. A delivery man, Forman says he loved the work almost as much as he hated...

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Bribes, threats, punches alleged in Jimmy John's unionization effort

A unionization drive at 10 Jimmy John's sandwich shops in the Twin Cities has turned decidedly ugly, with accusations of threats, bribery and even physical assault flying between union members and a...

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Champaign-Based Jimmy John's Faces a New, Old Union: the Industrial Workers...

Friday, September 3 Twin Cities Indymedia Minneapolis, Minn.--"I wanted to join the Jimmy Union because I made better wages when I was 16," said one worker at the picket line outside the Block E Jimmy...

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Money, politics top 2012 headlines in Arizona

Money, politics and corruption were among the top headlines in Arizona in 2012. Candidates and outside groups spent big money during the election season. While Republicans were successful in holding...

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Spicy McChicken Too Spicy, According To Man Who Allegedly Called Cops To...

There are a variety of cures for cooling down your burning mouth after eating spicy food. Some might drink some milk or eat a slice of bread, but one man took to extreme measures to cool down his...

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Subway 'Footlong' Controversy Leads Jersey Boys To Sue Chain

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — Two New Jersey men have sued Subway, saying the world's biggest fast-food chain has been shorting them on its so-called footlong sandwiches. The filing made Tuesday seeks...

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Subway Footlong Lawsuit: Chicago Man Slaps Sandwich Giant With Suit Alleging...

Subway, the world's largest fast food chain, is facing criticism after an Australian man posted a picture on the company's Facebook page on Jan. 16, 2013, of one of its famous sandwiches next to a...

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Arizona anti-immigration law already felt in state's Hispanic communities

While US supreme court weighs the legality of some of the law's provisions, many say they're already living in a state of fear On the ground in Phoenix, organisations working in Hispanic...

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Glass In Subway Sandwich Allegedly Swallowed By 3-Year-Old Girl (PHOTO)

A little girl's trip to Subway recently turned into an emergency visit to the hospital after a mother allegedly made a disturbing discovery insider her daughter's sandwich. Laura Clark, the mother of...

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DG Networks - A Rare Interview Exploring the Life and Career of Sheriff...

David William Gibbons International Broadcaster and Historian interviews Sheriff Joseph M. Arpaio, in a rare radio legacy program exploring the life and career of this world renowned law enforcement...

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Catholics 4 Sheriff Joe Arpaio & Murder

According to court papers filed in United States District Court (phoenix) an Arizona Catholic Hospital, Mercy Gilbert Hospital (Dignity Health, Inc.), has shown solidarity with Sheriff Joe Arpaio with...

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Citizen coalition defends Sheriff Joe

In his two decades in office, Maricopa, Ariz., County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been tough on lawbreakers, including violators of immigration law, and that’s made him a lot of enemies. Now, an...

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Subway 6-Inch Sub Deal Offers Sandwiches For $3

NEW YORK -- If Subway's $5 Footlong is too expensive, the chain is now offering 6-inch subs for $3. The promotion makes Subway just the latest chain to step up its value offerings as the competition...

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Sheriff Arpaio faces re-election amid challenges, controversy and massive war...

July 17, 2012,: Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says in Phoenix that President Obama's birth certificate is a forgery, based on a new investigation.AP Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio is as embattled as...

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