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SOARs George Edwards: Sparkplug for rank & file activism
April 8, 2005George Edwards points out he’s the only unpaid worker at the Steelworkers’ Gateway Center headquarters in Pittsburgh. The 87-year-old veteran of the Lorain, Ohio, US Steel mill now wields a phone and a keyboard instead of...
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Nine states sue U.S. on mercury rules
April 8, 2005In a backlash against what environmentalists call “disastrous” new mercury regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), nine states filed a lawsuit March 29 against the federal government, saying the rules violate the Clean Air...
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National Clips
April 8, 2005INDIANAPOLIS: Demand full funding for schools “Our kids need every dime they can get,” shouted an angry Jo Ann Williams, a school secretary. “The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer.” Williams joined...
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Cesar Chavez 78th birthday celebrated
April 8, 2005Across the nation, gatherings honored the 78th anniversary of the birth of labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farm Workers of America and a leader in struggles for political and economic...
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L.A. labor challenges county board
April 8, 2005News Analysis LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles area labor movement, spearheaded by the 800,000-member Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, is turning its attention to reversing the anti-worker trend of the powerful Los Angeles County...
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