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Labor unions join ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest for huge march
NEW YORK — Thousands of anti-corporate demonstrators and union members poured through New York’s financial district Wednesday to protest inequality in the US economy. The ranks of the more than two weeks-long sit-in protest in New York swelled hugely ahead of the start of the march as US labor unions…
Watch live: ‘Occupy Wall St.’ gears up for union-backed march
On Wednesday, Oct. 5, starting at 3 p.m. EST, “Occupy Wall Street” will march through the streets of New York City with the members of more than a dozen labor unions backing them up. Included on the list of unions now in solidarity with the occupation are: the AFL-CIO, the…
Unions and liberal groups to join ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protest
Labor unions and liberal activist groups plan to throw their weight behind the “Occupy Wall Street” protest in New York City that has now lasted 13 straight days, according to Crain’s New York. A diverse coalition of people have pledged to occupy Wall Street until something is done about corporate…
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