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EDITORIAL: Thank the workers and common-sense voters
November 17, 2006When working people sit down to Thanksgiving dinner this year they will be savoring more than turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce. They will be giving thanks that a clear majority in the Nov. 7 midterm elections...
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EDITORIAL: Change policy, not just faces
November 17, 2006When President Bush announced the resignation of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, a key architect and executor of the disastrous and criminal U.S. war on Iraq, it was more good news on top of the Nov. 7...
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Stem cell amendment win provides lessons
November 17, 2006Missouri voters narrowly approved Amendment 2, 51 percent to 49 percent, making Missouri the first state to amend its constitution to protect stem cell research and therapies allowed by federal law. At issue was the use...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
November 17, 2006Postal workers protest service cuts Bundled up in winter coats and hats, Postal Workers and supporters marched outside the downtown Minneapolis post office on Nov. 2 to protest plans to close several facilities and reduce service....
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Workers Correspondence
November 17, 2006Contract gains for New York teachers In November 2005 New York City’s United Federation of Teachers (UFT) ratified a contract that contained a number of givebacks to the city. These included a longer workday, a longer...
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