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Sunshine State janitors fight for a living wage
March 17, 2006MIAMI — Hundreds of students, faculty, clergy, and community supporters marched through the University of Miami campus March 3 chanting, singing and carrying signs. At the edge of the campus this spirited throng joined scores of...
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N.Y. transit leader calls for new vote
March 17, 2006NEW YORK — The battle between bus and subway workers represented by Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority continues. Last week, over the objections of the MTA, the Public Employee Relations Board...
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Growing labor support for April 29 peace march
March 17, 2006Trade union endorsements of the April 29 national “March for Peace, Justice and Democracy” in New York City are growing. Several large locals and district bodies, including Wisconsin State Federation of Labor, AFSCME District Council 37,...
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WORLDNOTES
March 17, 2006Ecuador: Warning strike Ecuador declared a state of emergency in three Amazonian oil provinces last week as 4,000 oil workers participated in a two-day “warning strike” in a dispute over back pay totaling $51 million. The...
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UN agency retreats on plan for Haitian police
March 17, 2006The United Nations mission in Haiti has decided to postpone a tentative agreement that would have placed the Haitian National Police under direct UN control. The move, announced on March 10, came in the wake of...
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