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NYC transit workers fight for wages, safety
December 13, 2002NEW YORK – Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 may go on strike Dec. 16 and the nation’s largest public transportation system, moving more than 7 million people daily, may come to a stop. The union...
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AK ends 3-year lockout
December 13, 2002PITTSBURGH – Armco/Kawasaki (AK) Steel ended its three-year lockout of over 600 members of the USWA at its Mansfield, Ohio, plant Dec. 10. In a statement, the USWA hailed the triumph of union members’ solidarity. “The...
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Carter urges peace, Bush undermines UN
December 13, 2002As the Bush administration outraged United Nations members with its latest strong-arm tactics, former president Jimmy Carter challenged the Bush administration’s war drive and urged support for international cooperation.
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Millions of Venezuelans protest new coup plot
December 13, 2002Two million Venezuelans marched through Caracas, Dec. 8, to defend their country’s Constitution and stop a second coup d’etat aimed at ousting President Hugo Chavez. The outpouring was not mentioned in the U.S. media. Tribuna Popula,...
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Lula visits AFL-CIO headquarters
December 13, 2002WASHINGTON (Press Associates, Inc., PAI) - Declaring “my victory is a symbol for all those who live from labor, Brazilian President-elect Luis Inacio “Lula” da Silva warned of challenges ahead for his new government, but predicted...
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