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by Sue Katz | 11 Sep 2011 - 10:39pm

“The Guard” (shouldn’t that be, The Garda?) is a terrific Irish film that showcases Brendan Gleeson, a wry and splendid actor who plays a small time village cop, Sergeant Gerry Boyle.

by Jason Pramas | 11 Sep 2011 - 10:28pm

Thoughts from a Boston-Area Labor Organizer

by Jason Pramas | 8 Sep 2011 - 5:09am

Cambridge, Mass. - Over 500 union members and allies held a Labor Day March between Cambridge City Hall and the Cambridge Common via Harvard Yard on Monday.

by Suren Moodliar | 6 Sep 2011 - 11:54pm

"No Word for Welcome: The Mexican Village Faces the Global Economy" by writer and formerly Boston-based organizer Wendy Call covers a range of topics better known of tha

by Jason Pramas | 5 Sep 2011 - 11:39pm

What to say about Labor Day? Should I write another depressing editorial where I pull out facts and figures showing how bad the situation is for working people and our organizations in the US today? I suppose not.

by Amy Grunder | 5 Sep 2011 - 9:09pm

BOSTON/South Boston - Over 80 temp workers and their community and labor allies rallied in South Boston on Thursday to draw attention to the exploitation of Massachusetts’ growing low-wage temporary workforce, just ahead of the Labor Day holiday.

by Simon Rios | 5 Sep 2011 - 8:47pm

Come share your energies at the 5th monthly Peña Rebelde at the encuentro 5 movement space on September 10th at 7 p.m., a gathering of souls in verse and rebellion.

by Dave Goodman (I.B.I.S. Radio) | 5 Sep 2011 - 4:33pm

Unions and their allies across the country delayed cookouts and bargain shopping, at least for a few hours this Labor Day, to hold rallies promoting organized labor and workplace democracy, and call on elected representatives to support prosperity building measures rather than cuts to the social

by Jason Pramas | 2 Sep 2011 - 12:00am

BOSTON/Government Center - 40 people attended a demonstration at Sen. John Kerry's (D-MA) Boston office on Tuesday to demand that the deficit-busting "Super Committee" - jointly selected by House Speaker John A.

by Geoff Dutton | 29 Aug 2011 - 9:11pm

One Onyango Obama was arrested in Framingham last Wednesday night for failure to stop at a stop sign when a police car was starting to cross the intersection. After he tested positive for blood alcohol, he was brought in and booked.

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