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Hurricane Ike: Dj vu all over again
December 10, 2008GALVESTON, Texas — After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, many people speculated that if a similar disaster hit Texas, the Bush administration would respond more positively. Over two months after Hurricane Ike hit, the evidence suggests...
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AFL-CIO President John Sweeney issues statement in support of striking Chicago factory workers
December 10, 2008The 10 million members of the AFL-CIO stand in solidarity with over 200 members of the United Electrical Workers who, in championing their own rights, are taking on the rampant corporate abuse of workers across this...
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Save jobs and housing: Demand a people’s bailout now!
December 10, 2008Bank of America and Wall Street got bailed out. Workers, homeowners and Main Street got sold out. Chicago Jobs with Justice, in coordination with community, labor and faith partners, is calling all supporters to: RALLY FOR...
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Chicago, Cook County threaten to cut ties with Bank of America over Republic workers
December 9, 2008CHICAGO — City aldermen and Cook County commissioners vowed to cut ties with Bank of America if it didn't give 250 sit-in strikers the pay they were due. Workers occupying the Republic Windows and Doors factory,...
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Illinois tells Bank of America ‘no business’ after workers sit in
December 9, 2008CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. Rod Blagojevich ordered all state agencies Dec. 8 to stop doing business with Bank of America to try to pressure the bank into helping laid-off workers staging a sit-in at their shuttered...
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