About 400 people marched outside the North American Leaders Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico on Sunday to protest the negative affects of free trade and to demand benefits for retired Mexican laborers who worked in the US.
The sit-in at the Vestas wind-turbine plant on the Isle of Wight came to an end on the 19th day when bailiffs arrived to evict the six remaining workers on Friday. A day later, workers took part in a rally outside the factory gates as part of their pledge to continue fighting for their jobs.
A dozen state workers in Oakland, California marched in front of the state house to protest a budget cut known as “Furlough Fridays,” which is forcing them to take off three Fridays a month without pay for the rest of the fiscal year.
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