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Iraqi labor leaders welcomed across U.S.
June 24, 2005Six Iraqi union leaders touring the U.S. this week called for an end to the U.S. occupation and expressed hope that American workers would support their efforts to protect Iraqi workers’ rights and defeat privatization. U.S....
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From Congress to union halls: Demand widens: Exit Iraq!
June 24, 2005Lawmakers respond to public outcry WASHINGTON — “Let Conyers in!” the crowd chanted at the White House gate the evening of June 16. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and a dozen other lawmakers had come to...
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Lawmaker yields as antiwar group turns up heat
June 23, 2005BALTIMORE – Members of Baltimore Pledge of Resistance went to the district office of Rep. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) June 17 to demand that he speak out against the Iraq war. The group met for several hours...
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Maine vets call for end to war
June 18, 2005Earlier in the week, our Veterans for Peace (VfP) chapter went to the capitol in Augusta to be with Russ Christensen who has walked 130 miles since May 4 calling for an end to the war...
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Philly hears calls to boost minimum wage
June 17, 2005PHILADELPHIA — A coalition of labor and community groups rallied here May 25 to demand an increase Pennsylvania’s minimum wage, which has remained frozen at $5.15 an hour for eight years. Rally speakers demanded that the...
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