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April 22, 2026

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Songwriter, musician and activist Hazel Dickens dies at age 75. Among her songs: "They'll Never Keep Us Down" and "Working Girl Blues." Cultural blogger John Pietaro wrote: "Dickens didn't just sing the anthems of Labor, she lived them. Her place on many a picket line, staring down gunfire and goon squads, embedded her into the cause."

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A Tried and True Way to Fix Inequality: Unions
Updated On: May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019 | U.S. LABOR UNIONS | […] Unions help to reduce inequality by pushing for higher pay for typical workers, greater restraints on executive pay and increased taxes on the rich. Another study found that a 10% increase in the percentage of unionized workers in a US community is associated with a 3% to 4.5% increase in the income of all the area's children — partly because unions push for better schools and a higher minimum wage… CNN
 
 
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