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		<title>Union members bowl for MDA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 23rd annual Muscular Dystrophy Labor Bowl raised $11,202.]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/mda-2/</link>
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		<title>Tom Drew, 1935-2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The long-time federal mediator grew up union.]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/drew/</link>
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		<title>Change agenda doesn’t happen overnight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many Oregonians believe their vote doesn’t matter. But we need an attitude of no surrender.]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/afl-3/</link>
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		<title>Washington Labor Council ‘opposes’ Herrera Beutler</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No established Democrat has filed to run against the one-term anti-union Republican Congresswoman.]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/wslc-5/</link>
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		<title>Columbia Pacific Building Trades signs deal for coal terminal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Unions pledge support for the project, and its developer pledges to build union.]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/cpbctc-2/</link>
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		<title>One-day strike by TriMet Lift operators leads to agreement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Foreign-owned First Group delayed a deal until workers shut down service.]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/atu-12/</link>
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		<title>Oregon takes baby step to restoring shop classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two union training centers partner with high schools to revitalize career and technical education]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/cte/</link>
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		<title>To halt layoffs and rescue schools, Mayor Adams dips into little-known internal funds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[City workers sigh relief, but wonder: Why a budget rollercoaster when money there all along?]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/liuna-4/</link>
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		<title>Building Trades&#8217; John Mohlis reappointed to PDC board</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At PDC, Mohlis has pushed for minority contracting and apprenticeship training.]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/pdc/</link>
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		<title>At Service Steel, union buster turns campaign around</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The company gets every public benefit, but pays felons $10 an hour to cut plate steel.]]></description>
		<link>http://nwlaborpress.org/2012/05/sm-2/</link>
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