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Peace actions mark Human Rights Day
December 20, 2002Drawn, they said, by a combination of fear and hope, about 200 Louisville, Ky., peace activists braved the evening’s chill and rain to take part in candlelight vigils against an Iraq war. The fear, they said,...
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Uptown youth march for peace and justice
December 20, 2002HARLEM, N.Y. – Nearly 1,000 young workers, high school and college students marched here Dec. 14 demanding an end to Bush’s war drive and citywide campus budget cuts. With the slogan 'We Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere!' the...
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AK Steelworkers celebrate victory
December 20, 2002MANSFIELD, Ohio – The ongoing campaign to end what steelworkers called the 'state of siege' by Armco/AK Steel corporation, ended with a victory rally here at the county fairgrounds, Dec. 14. Steelworkers won a long-fought victory,...
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ILWU caucus votes for tentative agreement
December 20, 2002LOS ANGELES – The Longshore Division Caucus of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union overwhelmingly approved the tentative agreement signed by the ILWU negotiating committee and the Pacific Maritime Association on Dec. 12.
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Thousands rally to back NYC transit workers
December 20, 2002NEW YORK – Over 4,000 transit workers and thousands of others marched on City Hall Dec. 16 as contract negotiations went down to the deadline between Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transit...
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