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AFL-CIO clears way for solidarity charters
November 24, 2005WASHINGTON — Some details remain to be settled, but the AFL-CIO announced Nov. 16 that it will begin issuing “solidarity charters” to locals whose international unions recently disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO and joined the Change to...
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Students tell Army recruiters: I am not your soldier
November 24, 2005Youth and students stood up to military recruitment and the war in Iraq, Nov. 17. The Not Your Soldier Project and the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition organized the national day of action held on...
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Autoworkers hit with one-two punch
November 24, 2005Delphi wage cut scheme, GM layoff plan DETROIT (PAI) — United Auto Workers members were hit with a one-two punch in late November, as bankrupt Delphi Auto Parts disclosed its latest wage proposals — which would...
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Gulf Coast update
November 24, 2005Protests force FEMA to postpone eviction of Katrina survivors WASHINGTON - Stung by complaints it was pushing hurricane victims out before the holidays, FEMA extended its hotel housing program Nov. 22 by a month in 10...
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Starve the poor budget approved
November 23, 2005WASHINGTON – The Coalition on Human Needs (CHN) denounced as a “spectacle of greed” a House vote Nov. 18 to approve $50 billion in cutbacks to food stamps, Medicaid, and other vital benefits for the poor...
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