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Labor calls for Yale strike support
September 12, 2003NEW HAVEN, Conn. – As spirited picket lines and marches fill the campus at Yale University, national support and unity continues to grow for striking service-maintenance, clerical-technical and hospital dietary workers. Several thousand striking workers received...
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$87 billion for Iraq: Another Vietnam?
September 12, 2003President Bush stunned the nation Sunday night with his request for an additional $87 billion for the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan. In a hastily-scheduled television speech, Bush sought to defend the Iraq war and occupation...
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Chile conmemora 30 aniversario golpe
September 5, 2003Los chilenos están conmemorando el 30 aniversario del golpe fascista y la muerte del presidente Salvador Allende con diversos actos. Las actividades empezaron el 31 de agosto y culminan el 12 de septiembre y son organizado...
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Calif. labor on recall: We know how to say no!
September 5, 2003PLEASANTON, Calif. – The sun was hot but the angry shouts of “No recall!” from thousands of workers at Labor Day rallies and picnics in Northern California were even hotter. Sacramento celebrated with a picnic at...
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September in History
September 5, 2003Sept. 1, 1903 – Over 30,000 women from 26 trades march in the Chicago Labor Day Parade. Sept. 2, 1921 – Battle of Blair Mountain, W.Va.: 10,000 striking union miners fight against coal operators for recognition...
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