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<LI><STRONG><FONT size=3>Corporate America Is Sitting on the Solution to the Jobs Crisis</FONT></STRONG></LI>
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<DIV><A href="http://act.alternet.org/go/13747?akid=7964.16102.ZtL6Gv&t=18" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf size=3><STRONG>Poverty Soars Among Children in California School Districts</STRONG></FONT></A></DIV></LI>
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<H2 class=ReadMsgSubject><FONT size=3>Upper Big Branch Settlement a Step Toward Justiceþ</FONT></H2></LI>
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<P class=ecxheadline2 style="FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><A href="http://act.alternet.org/go/13712?akid=7957.16102.7nBAwx&t=8" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf size=3><STRONG>The Next Frontier for Occupy: Protesters Take Over Vacant Homes, Rally to Protect Those Facing Eviction and Foreclosure </STRONG></FONT></A></P></LI>
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<H3 style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px"><A style="TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/us/mine-owner-to-pay-200-million-in-west-virginia-explosion.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23" target=_blank><FONT size=3>Mine Owner Will Pay $209 Million in Blast That Killed 29 Workers</FONT></A></H3></LI></OL>
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<STRONG>Corporate America Is Sitting on the Solution to the Jobs Crisis<BR></STRONG><A href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RtNsQLQwPGP3UxFO1yjTvh9T3NQe9LoF" target=_blank><FONT color=#cc0000>Read the Article at The Huffington Post</FONT></A><BR>
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<DIV><A href="http://act.alternet.org/go/13747?akid=7964.16102.ZtL6Gv&t=18" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>Poverty Soars Among Children in California School Districts</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11px; COLOR: #de4900; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif">By Julianne Hing | ColorLines</DIV></DIV>
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<P><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><B>Dec. 7, 2011</B></SPAN></SPAN><BR>
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<TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=8iZLSiCO0OybIcDqz2/oQvzcvAc0KRJ3" target=_blank><IMG title="Solidarity Center conference" alt="Solidarity Center conference" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/globalecon_conf2011-wp.jpg" border=0></A><BR><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=0HrtFrQC4nR3Oy7oXfU69/zcvAc0KRJ3" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>A conference in Cape Town, South Africa, sponsored by the AFL-CIO Solidarity Center, explored how to bring justice to domestic workers, day laborers and others in the world’s informal economy</FONT></A>.</SPAN></SPAN></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The government’s $210 million agreement with Alpha Natural Resources over the 2010 Upper Big Branch explosion that killed 29 coal miners is a “beginning step” toward justice, says AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka. But, he adds, “The only way to make a real down payment on justice is to ensure the guilty serve appropriately stiff jail sentences.” Alpha bought Massey Energy for $8.5 billion in February 2011.</SPAN></SPAN><BR>
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<P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><IMG height=12 alt="" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/blog_arrow-blt.gif" width=16 border=0> <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=WTa6QGDwTxtn0k/P2tO%2BYfzcvAc0KRJ3" target=_blank><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><STRONG>Organizing Workers in the Informal Economy: A Global Challenge and Imperative</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><IMG height=12 alt="" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/blog_arrow-blt.gif" width=16 border=0> <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=Iit9OUhe4B47d2lly9bWjfzcvAc0KRJ3" target=_blank><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><STRONG>Trump Joins Gingrich in Call to Put Poor Kids to Work</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></P>
<P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><IMG height=12 alt="" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/blog_arrow-blt.gif" width=16 border=0> <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=UJo8EU25Pt3UchZWeqAGK/zcvAc0KRJ3" target=_blank><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><STRONG>Conference Explores CEO Pay and Wall Street Reform Law</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></P>
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<P align=left><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><IMG height=12 alt="" src="https://afl.salsalabs.com/o/4001/c/18/images/blog_arrow-blt.gif" width=16 border=0> <A href="http://act.aflcio.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=yI6duAaWgTYWAM0AE2VsuvzcvAc0KRJ3" target=_blank><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy><STRONG>The Community Costs of American Crystal Sugar Lockout to Date: $30.5 Million</STRONG></FONT></A></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></P><FONT style="FONT-SIZE: 13px" face=Arial color=navy>
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<P class=ecxheadline2 style="FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><A href="http://act.alternet.org/go/13712?akid=7957.16102.7nBAwx&t=8" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>The Next Frontier for Occupy: Protesters Take Over Vacant Homes, Rally to Protect Those Facing Eviction and Foreclosure </FONT></A><BR>
<P style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #666; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Occupiers rallied with homeowners facing foreclosure or eviction, interrupted housing auctions, protested at banks, and took over vacant properties to move homeless families in. <A class=ecxreadmore style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; LETTER-SPACING: 0.1em" href="http://act.alternet.org/go/13712?akid=7957.16102.7nBAwx&t=9" target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>READ MORE</FONT></A></P>
<SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: #4d4d4d; FONT-FAMILY: Georgia, Times, serif"><EM><FONT size=1>Tana Ganeva / AlterNet</FONT></EM></SPAN><BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P>
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<P style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; COLOR: #000">For the families of the miners killed in the accident, the settlement was justice denied. Many were hoping for criminal charges against the people who ran the company.</P>
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