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UAW resisting GM onslaught
June 24, 2005The United Auto Workers union is digging in its heels to protect its members, their families and communities from General Motors’ drastic job cuts. It would be a “huge mistake” for the multinational corporation to take...
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Schwarzeneggers popularity sinks after special election call
June 24, 2005California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s declaration of a Nov. 8 special election is apparently not doing him any good with voters. In a poll taken after his June 13 announcement, the governor’s approval ratings plunged to new...
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Civil rights groups contest FBI on Lodi arrests
June 24, 2005SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to get records related to the arrest of...
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National Clips
June 24, 2005LEXINGTON, Ky.: Save the mountains Coal operators have a vision: A handful of them get rich beyond their wildest dreams by robbing Appalachian residents of their dreams and their lives. Almost 200 environmental activists, residents and...
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Workers describe roadblocks to getting union
June 24, 2005News Analysis NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A congressional forum here on reforming the labor laws that govern union organizing drives spotlighted the obstacles employers put in the way of workers seeking to join a union. The...
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