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States move to boost minimum wage
January 27, 2006Congress has frozen the federal minimum wage of $5.15 an hour for nine years, but state legislatures have taken action to boost that minimum locally. On Jan. 17, Maryland became the 18th state to do so...
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Pennsylvanians press for minimum wage increase
January 27, 2006The signs filling the Capitol Rotunda here told the story: “We Want Fair Wages,” “Help the Working Poor,” and “Vote Now!” For the third time in seven months a broad coalition of labor, community and religious...
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U.S. helps terrorists thrive in Miami
January 27, 2006Commentary Gerardo Hernández, one of the imprisoned anti-terrorist Cuban Five, sends a cartoon that he drew depicting a wall around the United States. Not everybody can get in. A sign says, “Anti-Cuba terrorists only.” Anti-Cuba terrorist...
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Young communists hold national school
January 27, 2006Over a dozen members of the Young Communist League USA participated in a seven-day National Youth School facilitated by four leading members of the Communist Party USA here during the week of Jan. 8-14.
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Memorial honors labor organizer, professor Clinton Jencks
January 27, 2006SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A memorial tribute here Jan. 8 celebrated the life of legendary labor organizer Clinton Jencks, who died in San Diego Dec. 15 at the age of 87. Jencks, an international representative of...
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