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This Week in Labor: Truckers, airlines, firefighters and union women
February 21, 2008Freight workers say yes to union A majority of 150 workers at the UPS Freight (formerly Overnite Transportation) terminals in Cleveland and Toledo, in Ohio and in Bowling Green, Kentucky have signed authorization cards to become...
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Young voter turnout goes through roof
February 21, 2008Youth are not waiting for the general elections to let officials know they are a force to be reckoned with, turning out to vote in primary elections by the masses. According to the Center for Information...
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Kosovo declaration sets world on edge
February 21, 2008UNITED NATIONS—The declaration of independence by Kosovo, a breakaway Serbian province that has been under UN control since 1999, caused an uproar here in a Feb. 18 emergency meeting of the Security Council, and around the...
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Texas labor maps plans for 2008 elections
February 21, 2008The Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education (COPE) met in Austin January 19-20, endorsed candidates and made plans for a big election year. The delegates backed Rick Noriega, a long time Democratic state representative in his...
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Wheres the corporate sacrifice?
February 21, 2008Watching the headlines of the week there’s a common thread in all of them. America is falling behind and can no longer lead through example. Stock markets reflect our inability to stop greedy corporate lending institutions...
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