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Labor alive and well as new year arrives
December 21, 2007A review of the recent past and a peek into the nearby future of the labor movement reveals a level of activity reminiscent of the militancy that built industrial unions more than half a century ago....
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WORLD NOTES: Dec. 22
December 21, 2007Greece: Massive strike for pensions Thousands of strikers filled streets in cities throughout Greece — 80,000 in Athens alone — protesting government plans to alter Greece’s social security system. Labor unions joining the protest on Dec....
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African nations show unity at Lisbon summit
December 21, 2007News Analysis African leaders displayed an exceptional degree of unity at the European-African summit held in Lisbon, Portugal, on Dec. 8-9. The trade issues, which prompted the first meeting of its kind in seven years, were...
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As final NAFTA rules kick in, Mexicans worry
December 21, 2007On New Year’s Day, the 13-year-old North American Free Trade Act linking the United States, Mexico and Canada will come into full bloom as the remaining tariffs on agricultural products, including corn, beans, sugar, milk and...
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Chiquita in the dock for murder
December 21, 2007For lawyer Terry Collingwood, capital punishment has its place, especially if it means “the death of a truly evil corporation.” The reference was to Ohio-based Chiquita Corp., which last March pleaded guilty to making 100 payments...
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