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Powerful drugs endanger unprotected health workers
March 11, 2005As an oncologist, I was troubled to read “What if the Cure is also a Cause?” in the Feb. 15 edition of the Washington Post. Improving workplace safety and strengthening the regulatory system designed to protect...
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Renegade boss makes ditch diggers boil
March 11, 2005William Z. Foster ran for U.S. president on the Communist Party ticket three times: 1924, 1928 and 1932. Before he joined the Communist Party, he was active in the IWW, the Industrial Workers of the World....
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No way to run the economy
March 11, 2005Paul Krugman, a New York Times economics columnist, warned recently that the Bush administration’s policies are making a deep economic crisis more likely. Now the chief economist of one of the world’s most prestigious banks says...
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Victory for Florida tomato workers
March 11, 2005Workers in Florida’s tomato fields won a pay raise after a hard-fought struggle that focused on fast food giant Taco Bell. Taco Bell announced March 8 that it will fund a penny per pound “pass through”...
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NLRB sticks it to workers
March 11, 2005LAS VEGAS — Millions of American workers will now need to get permission from the boss to join a union organizing drive as a result of a recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)....
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