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With Gladys, We’ll win a thousand times
April 22, 2005It was with a heavy heart that I arrived in Chile. Compañera Gladys Marin, president of the Communist Party of Chile (CPC), had died March 6 of a brain tumor. She was 63. Communist and workers...
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Workers win gains at N.Y. hospital
April 22, 2005ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After a long battle, SEIU Locals 1199 and 200 have successfully renegotiated their collective bargaining agreements with Strong Memorial Hospital and the associated University of Rochester (UR). “We achieved our goals of maintaining...
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Autoworkers and health care
April 22, 2005The April 11 issue of Business Week had the following headline: “Will the UAW cut GM some slack?” adding, “The union faces a tough call on whether to help carmaker pare health care costs.”
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Workplace safety enforcement: A tale of two countries
April 22, 2005Workplace safety enforcement in the United States is largely a cat and mouse game, with the mouse usually coming out on top. Although American companies are required to keep a log of injuries and illnesses suffered...
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The middle class and the working class
April 22, 2005People Before Profits What is the middle class and why is it periodically given a status of high exaltation by the ruling class? To answer the second part of the question first: the ruling class seeks...
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