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Workers Memorial Day and May Day: Putting back the history that was stripped from the books
May 2, 2008PHILADELPHIA – At the annual Workers Memorial Day Breakfast here on the morning of April 29th 300 assembled trade unionists honored the over 160 men and women who died on the job during the past year...
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Foreclosure reforms that guarantee more foreclosures
May 1, 2008Both the Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton campaigns responded in unity, thankfully, to John McCain’s speech recently on economic policy. McCain’s economic policy can be easily summarized: “More time for more of the same, just like...
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Kucinich joins AFL-CIO election training effort
May 1, 2008CLEVELAND - Warning of grave danger to the rights and living standards of working people, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) urged a meeting of 100 union activists here to go all out to defeat Sen. John McCain,...
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Chicago protest condemns lies about China
May 1, 2008CHICAGO -- About 500 residents and students, mainly from Chicago’s Chinese American community protested April 24 in Federal Plaza against what they call “lies and distortions” being broadcast by CNN in its coverage of Chinese government...
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Unions say workplaces more dangerous under Bush
May 1, 2008CROCKETT, Calif. — How much is a human life worth? If that life was claimed by one of the nearly 6,000 U.S. workplace fatalities in 2006, the answer is just $10,133. In its updated annual report,...
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