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  • Chinese unions take on the challenge of the countrys changing workplace

    Chinese unions take on the challenge of the countrys changing workplace

    September 3, 2004

    During a visit to the People’s Republic of China in July, Marilyn Bechtel talked with trade unionists at the enterprise, city, provincial and national levels, to learn how they are helping workers meet the challenge of...

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  • HMO workers strike over health benefits

    HMO workers strike over health benefits

    September 3, 2004

    SEATTLE — After 18 months of difficult negotiations, more than 2,200 members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) staged a five-day strike of Group Health Cooperative facilities in western Washington State Aug. 23-27 over health...

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  • Michigan labor shifts to high gear

    Michigan labor shifts to high gear

    September 3, 2004

    One day wasn’t enough for all the activities planned by union members in Michigan. The state AFL-CIO has proclaimed “Labor Week” Sept. 5-12. A whirlwind of a family, faith-based, historical and solidarity events are in the...

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  • Rally urges right to drivers licenses for all

    Rally urges right to drivers licenses for all

    September 3, 2004

    OAKLAND, Calif. — Demonstrators rallied in cities around California Aug. 26 in support of a bill giving undocumented immigrants the right to apply for driver’s licenses. SB 1160, the Immigrant Responsibility and Security Act, introduced by...

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  • National Clips

    National Clips

    September 3, 2004

    CHICAGO: Windy City rallies to defeat Bush “The emperor has no clothes,” thundered Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), referring to George W. Bush. “Iraq will go down as one of the worst blunders in our nation’s history.”...

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