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THISWEEKINLABOR
April 21, 2006Arizona labor won’t back down GOP leaders in the Arizona Legislature admit that the reason they are putting a constitutional amendment on the ballot to weaken unions is to divert labor’s resources from its drive to...
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WORLDNOTES
April 21, 2006India: Union supports tea workers Two recently released studies documenting the plight of unemployed tea workers in India have backed up the campaign of the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied...
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General strike continues strong in Nepal
April 21, 2006Tens of thousands of peaceful protesters against the autocratic rule of King Gyanendra continued to fill the streets of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, and cities and towns throughout the country this week despite brutal government repressive measures,...
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Italys reds post gains
April 21, 2006Although Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister, again refused to concede defeat when he spoke to reporters April 18, official results continued to point to the almost certain victory of Romano Prodi, the candidate of the center-left...
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Belarus hits Western sanctions
April 21, 2006After Western-funded candidates failed to unseat incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the March 19 elections, the U.S. and the European Union have intensified a campaign to isolate the country’s government. On April 10, the European...
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