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Bush axes kids health plan
September 27, 2002The Bush administration is poised to launch an attack on children’s health care. Crying the blues of “fiscal prudence,” the president is withdrawing one-fourth of the federal financing of children’s health insurance coverage, exposing millions of...
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Dockers protest increased work loads
September 27, 2002OAKLAND, Calif. – As part of a mounting campaign to pressure employers to begin bargaining seriously about maintaining union jurisdiction over new technology jobs on the waterfront, hundreds of members of the International Longshore and Warehouse...
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International notes
September 27, 2002Iraq: CPs in Arab countries protest U.S. threats / Italy: Huge protest vs. Berlusconi policies / South Africa: AIDS activists accuse giant drug firms / Brazil: Overwhelming vote against FTAA / Slovakia: CP wins 11 seats...
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Cuba rejects Iraq war
September 27, 2002The following are excerpts from the statement delivered by Felipe Perez Roque, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, to the UN General Assembly on Sept. 14. A year ago, the holding of this General Assembly had to...
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Longshore union files NLRB charges
September 27, 2002LOS ANGELES – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has filed unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against their employers, the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), and the Stevedoring Services of America...
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