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Flight attendants threaten CHAOS
May 6, 2005Flight attendants at United Airlines aren’t up in the air about how they’ll respond to looming pension cuts. They have put in place a strategic strike strategy as a showdown with the airline approaches. United management...
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Oklahoma picketers talk about patriotism
May 6, 2005Worker’s Correspondence NORMAN, Okla. — Driving down Main Street on my lunch break, I passed a lively group of union picketers in front of the Nissan dealership here. I had a little time before I had...
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The urgent case for nationalizing the oil industry
May 6, 2005People Before Profits If you understand the importance of oil to modern capitalism, you will understand a great deal indeed. Oil prices had been relatively stable for some time until the end of 2003 when oil...
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AFL-CIO responds to debate: Emphasis on growth, political mobilization, diversity
May 6, 2005Putting more emphasis on organizing and mobilizing union members to impact legislation at all levels were the twin focal points of a 20-page packet of recommendations titled “Winning for Working Families,” issued by the officers of...
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EU Constitution faces possible French rejection
May 6, 2005The future of the European Union Constitution remains in doubt as more polls show a strong potential for a “no” vote in France on May 29. Despite efforts by President Jaques Chirac to encourage the passage...
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