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  • Martin Luther King Jr, Day is Monday and this weekend a group of unions decided to use the holiday as a platform to rally in Philadelphia.
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philadelphia, labor unions, protest, local/state, annie mccormick
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labor unions, philadelphia flyers, sports
  • Flyers coach Peter Laviolette is back where he belongs, at the team's training complex, speaking to reporters and watching some of his players work out.
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philadelphia flyers, labor unions, hockey
  • Flyers owner Ed Snider had a simple message on the day the NHL lockout ended: Welcome back.
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philadelphia flyers, labor unions, hockey
  • Philadelphia Flyers Zac Rinaldo, center, shoots the puck during an informal hockey practice at the teams training facility, Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, in Voorhees, N.J.
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  • They walked into a Manhattan hotel, knowing they were running out of time to save their season.
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  • Thanks to the tentative agreement announced between NHL owners and the players union, there are plenty of happy hockey fans.
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philadelphia flyers, labor unions, hockey, amy buckman
  • One of the longest and most bitter labor disputes in Atlantic City is over.
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atlantic city, casinos, labor unions, business/finance
  • A deal has been struck that for now averts a strike by 14,500 longshoremen at major ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.
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labor unions, philadelphia, local/state
  • walmart
  • Walmart is taking pre-emptive action against workers who are threatening to stage a walkout on Black Friday.
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  • WalMart
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labor unions, philadelphia, mayor michael nutter, local/state
  • Labor unrest came to Mayor Michael Nutter's neighborhood in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia Wednesday night.
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philadelphia, mayor michael nutter, labor unions, local/state, kenneth moton
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labor unions, food, consumer news
  • Hostess Brands Inc. is permanently closing three bakeries following a nationwide strike by its bakers union.
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labor unions, food, consumer news
  • A strike affecting workers at a bakery plant in Philadelphia could shut down production for the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread.
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philadelphia, maine, labor unions, local/state
  • NFL referees voted and approved a new eight-year deal with the league on Saturday. Now they all can get back to the business of calling games.
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nfl, labor unions, sports
  • Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
  • Click play to watch Vernon Odom's report from Action News at 6:00 p.m.
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philadelphia, labor unions, mayor michael nutter, local/state
  • Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter
  • Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter is giving non-union city employees a little more money in their pay checks. But whether or not it's a pay raise depends on who you ask.
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philadelphia, labor unions, mayor michael nutter, local/state, vernon odom
  • Striking Chicago school teachers march after a rally Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 in Chicago. Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers and their allies packed a city park Saturday in a boisterous show of force as union leaders and the district tried to work out the details of an agreement that could end a week-long walkout.(AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)
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  • Hundreds of thousands of Chicago public school students are returning to class after teachers ended their seven-day strike.
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  • The city's teachers agreed Tuesday to return to the classroom after more than a week on the picket lines.
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  • Striking Chicago school teachers march after a rally Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 in Chicago. Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers and their allies packed a city park Saturday in a boisterous show of force as union leaders and the district tried to work out the details of an agreement that could end a week-long walkout.(AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)
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  • Mayor Rahm Emanuel asked a state court Monday to force Chicago school teachers back to work and end a weeklong strike he calls illegal.
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school, chicago, illinois, labor unions, national/world
  • Die-hard hockey fans might need to invest in some classic NHL games on DVD.
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nhl, labor unions, sports
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  • Thousands of union workers wearing brightly colored T-shirts gathered Saturday for a rally to demand attention from politicians of both parties to issues affecting working people.
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philadelphia, labor unions, local/state, jennifer joyce
  • Contract dispute
  • Click play to watch the BREAKING NEWS report from Action News at 6:00 p.m.
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philadelphia, philadelphia fire department, mayor michael nutter, labor unions, local/state
  • Contract dispute
  • The city of Philadelphia says it will file a second appeal in a long-running contract dispute with local firefighters.
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philadelphia, philadelphia fire department, mayor michael nutter, labor unions, local/state
  • Firefighter protest at City Hall
  • Firefighters gathered for a national convention in Philadelphia have been marching on City Hall to support the local union's contract dispute with the city.
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labor unions, protest, philadelphia, local/state
  • Police in Atlantic City arrested protesting casino workers that were blocking the entrance to the Tropicana Casino and Resort.
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new jersey, atlantic city, labor unions, protest, casinos, local/state
  • The Neshaminy Federation of Teachers has ended its strike and will return to school on Wednesday.
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pennsylvania, teacher contract, montgomery county, teachers, school, labor unions, local/state
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  • Teachers are on strike for the second time this year in the Neshaminy School District in Bucks County.
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montgomery county, pennsylvania, teacher contract, teachers, school, labor unions, local/state
  • Click play to watch Amy Buckman's report from Action News at 6:00 p.m.
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montgomery county, pennsylvania, teacher contract, teachers, school, labor unions, local/state
  • Click play to watch teachers on the picket lines
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6at4, facebook, labor unions, education, montgomery county, pennsylvania, teacher contract, teachers, school, 6abc action news at 4
  • Click play to watch Amy Buckmnan's report from Action News at noon
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  • Gov. Chris Christie
  • The members of aNew Jersey public workers union ratified a contract and the terms of a tentative deal with another were made public.
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new jersey, labor unions, inside politics
  • Gov. Chris Christie
  • Gov. Chris Christie says he's reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract with the state's largest public employee union.
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new jersey, labor unions, inside politics
  • Union-sponsored rallies are being held at eight college campuses around New Jersey this week.
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new jersey, labor unions, local/state
  • About 40,000 AT&T landline workers are staying on the job this week without a contract, their union said Sunday.
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at&t, labor unions, national/world
  • SEPTA Transit Police on strike
  • SEPTA transit police officers will vote next week on a tentative contract deal, a union spokesman said Saturday.
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SEPTA, philadelphia, pennsylvania, labor unions, local/state
  • With the teachers strike now two days old, the Neshaminy School Board met Tuesday and you can bet what was on everybody's mind.
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pennsylvania, bucks county, school, teacher contract, labor unions, local/state, dann cuellar
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  • Neshaminy teachers plan to strike Monday
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  • Neshaminy teachers plan to strike Monday
  • More than 600 teachers in the Neshaminy School District in Bucks County walked off the job Monday morning.
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  • Neshaminy teachers plan to strike Monday
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  • Atlantic City's main casino workers' union has reached a tentative deal on a new contract with the two Trump casinos.
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casinos, labor unions, atlantic city, new jersey, local/state