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Hearing focuses on wars impact
December 13, 2002CHICAGO – Over 300 trade union and community activists filled Teamsters Auditorium on Dec. 7 for a public hearing on how a war with Iraq would impact working people. The event, initiated by the Committee for...
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National Clips
December 13, 2002NEW ORLEANS, La.: Bush loses Bayou / SEATTLE: Peace, not war / RICHMOND, Va.: Governors demand change in Bush economic policy / WASHINGTON: Green Party wins in 2002 / STERLING, Colo.: WalMart sells donated Toys for...
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NYC transit workers fight for wages, safety
December 13, 2002NEW YORK – Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 may go on strike Dec. 16 and the nation’s largest public transportation system, moving more than 7 million people daily, may come to a stop. The union...
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AK ends 3-year lockout
December 13, 2002PITTSBURGH – Armco/Kawasaki (AK) Steel ended its three-year lockout of over 600 members of the USWA at its Mansfield, Ohio, plant Dec. 10. In a statement, the USWA hailed the triumph of union members’ solidarity. “The...
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Carter urges peace, Bush undermines UN
December 13, 2002As the Bush administration outraged United Nations members with its latest strong-arm tactics, former president Jimmy Carter challenged the Bush administration’s war drive and urged support for international cooperation.
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