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Bloomberg

What Will a Lengthy BHP Strike Mean for Copper Prices?

Higher Ed
Feb.09 -- The head of the union at the world’s biggest copper mine says he’s never seen owner BHP Billiton this reluctant to cede ground over wages. That’s why he’s preparing for a long strike. Bloomberg's Joe Deaux has more on...
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Bloomberg

Deere Workers Strike for First Time Since 1986

Higher Ed
Thousands of workers at Deere & Co., the world’s biggest farm machinery maker, began picketing Thursday for the first time in more than three decades to demand better pay as the company heads for its most profitable year...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Music, Radio and the Southern Union Movement

9th - 10th
Interesting article and a picture gallery on the textile workers' strike in 1934. The 500,000 workers were brought together through radio and music. You can listen to some of this music as well as a FDR Fireside Chat.