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Just say NO to offshore oil drilling
June 20, 2008Greenpeace is calling for signatures on an to McCain, titled “Just Say NO to Offshore Drilling.”
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Cleveland labor: Now is the time to unite
June 20, 2008CLEVELAND — Delegates to the North Shore (Cleveland) AFL-CIO Federation of Labor erupted in cheers and applause when President Loree Soggs, referring to Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama, opened his report to the June 11 meeting...
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A small picket line turns into a mass outpouring
June 20, 2008CHICAGO — Sixty striking workers who have been taking turns picketing in front of the Congress Hotel here for the past five years could not conceal their joy June 11 as thousands of trade union and...
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In France, undocumented workers strike for rights
June 20, 2008PARIS — Undocumented workers here have done what was once considered unthinkable. Starting in mid-April, they have organized a series of strikes and work stoppages. In some cases the workers, many of whom are African, even...
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African unions urge action on Zimbabwe
June 20, 2008Labor unions from southern Africa have called on the regional Southern African Development Community to send peacekeepers to Zimbabwe to ensure presidential elections take place democratically. A statement from the main labor organizations in eight countries...
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