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EDITORIAL: United we stand
March 31, 2006The recent upsurge for immigrant rights is testimony to the rising working-class tide uniting under the banner of equal rights for all. Immigrant rights are fundamental to human rights, workers’ rights and civil rights. The struggle...
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Colombia: repression and resistance
March 31, 2006In response to a comment about the beauty of Colombia, 7-year-old Daniela said, “Yes, but it is so violent.” Daniela should know. She has seen the violence up close. Her father, a left-wing city council member,...
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THISWEEKINLABOR
March 31, 2006DuPont workers find catalyst for worldwide solidarity Cross-border bonds linking the 60,000 workers employed by DuPont Corp. were strengthened with the launch of the Global DuPont Trade Union Network in Brussels, Belgium, last week. Union representatives...
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Transit union fights binding arbitration
March 31, 2006NEW YORK — Transport Workers Union Local 100, which represents this city’s bus and subway workers, has been ordered by a state agency into binding arbitration with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, but the union plans to...
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Populist revolt in Latin America
March 31, 2006A specter is haunting Latin America — the specter of “populism.” Hardly a week goes by without a warning from pundits that the region may return to its “populist” past. We are warned of economic failure,...
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