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Hurricanes and hummingbirds
October 7, 2005Workers’ CorrespondenceHouston reader Pat Burnham forwarded us the letter she sent out to friends after a weekend with Hurricane Rita. Greetings to all! My household survived with no damage, just a lot of small branches and...
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Labor Update
October 7, 2005Contract at Boeing SEATTLE (PAI) — Members of the Machinists union marched back into Boeing plants Sept. 29 after ratifying a new three-year pact with the airplane maker by a 4-1 margin. They had been on...
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DeLay, Frist to wed
October 7, 2005Embattled Republicans seek legal protection as gay married couple In what some skeptics saw as a calculated move to protect themselves from impending prosecution and ethics probes, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and former Speaker of...
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A Tale of Two Bankruptcies
October 7, 2005Airlines flying high, but new bankruptcy law threatens Katrina victims with endless debt A federal bankruptcy court judge on Sept. 15 approved Delta Air Lines’ request to borrow $2.05 billion from its creditors in a move...
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Ct. labor seeks unity
October 7, 2005News Analysis NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Delegates to the Connecticut AFL-CIO convention here showed their commitment to unity in words and deeds as they grappled with changes in the labor movement and sharpening attacks on workers...
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