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Harry Potter goes to the library
June 29, 2007CHICAGO — Harry Potter fans, eagerly awaiting the release of the seventh and final book by J.K. Rowling, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” got a chance to make a 20-second video about their love for...
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June 30 THIS WEEK IN LABOR
June 29, 2007Labor support grows for single-payer health insurance Communications Workers of America locals in New York state and Transport Workers Union locals in Florida have endorsed HR 676, single-payer health care legislation introduced by Michigan Rep. John...
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Cure for summer job blues
June 29, 2007“Fewer teens have summer jobs” — St. Cloud (Minn.) Times “Summer bummer: Jobs scarce” — Detroit Free Press “Finding good summer jobs is hard work” — KATV Little Rock “Feds slash city youth jobs program” —...
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New Mexico labor focuses on 2008 elections
June 29, 2007ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — From the opening remarks by New Mexico AFL-CIO President Christine Trujillo to the speeches of various dignitaries at the state labor federation’s biannual convention here, June 15-16, it’s clear the labor movement is...
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Iraqi labor leaders visit Haymarket memorial
June 29, 2007CHICAGO — Two leaders of Iraq’s labor movement placed a plaque at the Haymarket Memorial here June 23 as leaders of major U.S. labor organizations looked on. The presentation was the Iraqis’ way of remembering both...
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