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Miguel Contreras, 52, warrior for working families
May 13, 2005‘La union hace la fuerza’: Unity makes strength Miguel Contreras, secretary-treasurer of the 800,000-member Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, died of a heart attack May 6 at the age of 52. Contreras began his tenure...
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I Just Want To Do My Job
May 13, 2005Enter the workplace. A drama with many human roles at play. Ambitions, clashing egos, subterfuge, braggadocio. I just want to do my job. Lurking in the shadows Notes are being taken, actions recorded. Attaboy awards and...
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Awards go to filmmakers of color
May 13, 2005NEW YORK — The Tribeca All Access (TAA) Connects program, which fosters relationships between U.S.-based filmmakers of color and the film industry, announced April 29 the winners of the second Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Awards....
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U.S. band plays to 50,000 in Cuba
May 13, 2005HAVANA — With an inspired 26-song set, Audioslave made history May 6, playing by far the biggest show for an American band in Cuba. An estimated 50,000 fans at the sprawling La Tribuna Antimperialista José Martí...
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Social Security rooted in grassroots struggle
May 13, 2005Three years before President Franklin Roosevelt enacted Social Security, the Communist Party issued a pamphlet saying: “Social insurance is a system of government support to give workers financial assistance, thus affording them a measure of security...
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