Jan. 27, 1969: A group of Detroit African-American auto workers known as the Eldon Avenue Axle Plant Revolutionary Union Movement leads a wildcat strike against racism and bad working conditions. They are critical of both automakers and the UAW, condemning the seniority system and grievance procedures as racist.
Voters Don't Want Congress Messing with Social Security
Posted On: Sep 09, 2010
A recent NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll of 1000 voters finds that 68 percent are "uncomfortable" with candidates who espouse phasing out, privatizing or otherwise eliminating Social Security. Read more at afl-cionowblog.
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