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  • Poll: UT staff unhappy

    Poll: UT staff unhappy

    January 12, 2002

    KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The results are in from a survey distributed at the University of Tennessee (UT) here by the United Campus Workers throughout the fall semester of 2001. The survey set out find out the...

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  • Republicans stop action on vital farm bill

    Republicans stop action on vital farm bill

    January 12, 2002 By Brenda Crawford-Clark

    After months of hearings in farm regions across the nation, Senate Democrats brought to the floor a new farm bill for the next five years that would have protected farmers from expected low commodity prices.

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  • Fla. seniors fight for jobless

    Fla. seniors fight for jobless

    January 12, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

    WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.– The Florida chapter of the Alliance of Retired Americans (ARA) called on Congress and the Bush administration last month to double the weeks of jobless benefits to 52 weeks and provide health...

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  • End before-school chaos

    End before-school chaos

    January 12, 2002 By Brenda Crawford-Clark

    Is that vision of the ideal TV family of the 60s still locked in your memory every morning – the smiling Mom and Dad leisurely discussing the coming day over a nourishing breakfast with their loving,...

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  • A people’s health agenda for the new year

    A people’s health agenda for the new year

    January 12, 2002

    The political action agendas for labor and people’s movements in 2002 will be crucial to the next decade of social progress. The severe economic crisis will challenge everyone to mobilize their forces to confront corporate America...

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