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Indiana AFSCME workers condemn govs attack
July 15, 2005INDIANAPOLIS — Maintaining her fighting spirit, Ruby James said, “The union is you! It is not something separate from the members. We rally around and fight for fair treatment.” James, president of Local 3146, Council 62,...
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Demanding justice for Deandre Brunston
July 15, 2005COMPTON, Calif. — It was a bittersweet Sunday afternoon in Compton, a small city on the south side of Los Angeles. Keishia Brunston, a young African American woman, called together friends and neighbors for a backyard...
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National Clips
July 15, 2005TERRE HAUTE, Ind.: Peltier abruptly moved Without notice to his family and attorney, Native American political prisoner Leonard Peltier was moved from Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas to a federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., on June...
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New Yorkers step up call for safer subways
July 15, 2005NEW YORK — After the devastating attacks on London’s mass transit system earlier this month, New York City’s subway workers, riders and city officials have taken the Metropolitan Transport Authority (MTA) to task for failing to...
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Minnesota unionists appeal for unity
July 15, 2005MINNEAPOLIS (PAI) — Concerned that rancorous debate among national unions could irreparably harm the future of the labor movement, Minnesota unionists are issuing a call for unity.
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