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Bread and roses in 2008
February 29, 2008We salute the history, struggles and achievements of women worldwide that will be celebrated on March 8, International Women’s Day. It’s no surprise that this holiday began in the labor movement. In 1910, at an international...
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Foreclosing on the American dream
February 29, 2008A sticker attached to the Baltimore Sun last week announced, “Foreclosed home auction … March 8-11 … Over 500 homes must be sold!” What a world of trouble in those words: 500 homes, once shelter to...
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Teamsters, Kucinich team up vs. union-busting
February 29, 2008CLEVELAND — Congressman Dennis Kucinich has gotten behind embattled truck drivers and warehouse workers fighting to recover jobs from a union-busting beer distributor. When Superior Beverage took over the delivery contracts in the Cleveland area for...
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Black History celebration looks to future
February 29, 2008OAKLAND. Calif. — Beneath a bright cluster of black, red, gold and green balloons, history was coming to life. His mostly youthful audience sat spellbound as civil rights movement veteran and retired attorney Jim McWilliams told...
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Health care union kicks off united bargaining
February 29, 2008Goal: better care for patients, conditions for workersOAKLAND, Calif. — Health care workers represented by United Healthcare Workers-West (UHW) kicked off their campaign to renegotiate nearly 200 hospital and nursing home contracts covering over 75,000 workers...
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