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Hotel workers pick up the pace in Los Angeles and San Francisco
November 19, 2004Leaders from UNITE HERE Local 11 and officials from the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor announced Nov. 12 a boycott of nine upscale hotels, members of the Los Angeles Hotel Employers’ Council.
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International notes
November 19, 2004South Korea: Union strikes for recognition The Korean Government Employees’ Union (KGEU) launched a general strike Nov. 15 despite government efforts to squelch its demand for full labor rights, including the right to strike. Last week...
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Haitian priest rebuffs govt frame-up
November 19, 2004A Haitian judge has rejected government charges that imprisoned Father Gerard Jean-Juste, a Roman Catholic priest and pro-democracy activist, was responsible for importing weapons and inciting recent violence in Haiti. Police arrested and manhandled Jean-Juste, a...
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Teamsters seek probe of killing in El Salvador
November 19, 2004WASHINGTON (AP) — Teamsters President James P. Hoffa asked Secretary of State Colin Powell last week to pressure El Salvador to investigate the Nov. 5 killing of a member who was trying to unionize port workers....
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Hemingway papers in jeopardy
November 19, 2004Cultural connections between Cuba and the United States persist in spite of the U.S. blockade. The two countries venerate each other’s music, art, and literature, and the life of Ernest Hemingway is remarkable as an example...
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