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General Motors and union reach tentative deal that could end strike

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Fast food strikes hit 150 cities

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Fast food workers push for higher minimum wage in New York City

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Fast-food strikes return amid push for wage hikes

NEW YORK (AP) — Fast-food workers and labor organizers are set to turn out in support of higher wages in cities across the country Thursday…
/ December 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Fast food strikes go super-sized in clash over wages

NBC News – The battle to boost the minimum wage escalated Thursday when thousands of workers at hundreds of fast food restaurants in 50 U.S. cities walked off the job to demand decent pay.
/ August 29, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Fast-food strikes scheduled for August 29, day after March on Washington

theGRIO REPORT – On August 29, the day after the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, fast-food workers around the nation are planning to strike for better pay and better treatment…
/ August 27, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Fast-food workers in NYC stage strikes, rallies

NEW YORK (AP) – Workers at McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s restaurants across New York walked out Monday in a one-day strike to demand better pay and the right to unionize…
/ July 30, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Hunger strikers protest school budget cuts in Philadelphia

NBC Philadelphia – A handful of local hunger strikers are hoping to convince the governor to allocate $120 million of state funds to Philadelphia schools.
/ July 1, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

theGrio’s 100: Karen Lewis, Chicago Teachers Union head who led thousands

theGRIO’S 100 – Lewis was at the center of Chicago teachers’ strike, which put the national spotlight back on urban public schools.,,
/ January 15, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Twinkie maker Hostess reaches the end of the line

NEW YORK (AP) – Hostess Brands Inc., the maker of iconic childhood treats including Ding Dongs, Wonder Bread and Drakes, is winding down its operations…
/ November 16, 2012