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Cap workers fight for union
March 15, 2002New Era Cap company produces all the hats for major league baseball, PGA golf and over 100 universities. Of course, the company doesn’t produce the caps, the workers do. Until April 1998, the people making them...
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A story of steel in Western New York
March 15, 2002I live in Western New York, an area decimated by de-industrialization. In 1983 Bethlehem Steel Corporation ceased steelmaking operations at its Lackawanna facility, and the fallout from this catastrophe is still felt to this day. Over...
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How much do you know about Enron and Bush?
March 15, 2002According to a story in the Washington Post, Jan. 21, Enron’s ties to the Bush administration run very deep. Here are a few examples.
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Reps. Lee, Kucinich call for Peace Dept.
March 15, 2002OAKLAND, Calif. – Speaking to a crowd of 200 peace activists March 11, Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) took the occasion to condemn the Bush administration’s plans to target seven nations with nuclear...
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Steelworkers stand up for jobs
March 15, 2002CLEVELAND – Under the banner, “Stand up for Jobs,” and chanting “Let’s make steel,” 200 steelworkers and supporters rallied at City Hall March 8. Organized by the Northeast Ohio Steel Summit, the rally celebrated the reopening...
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