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Health care myths
March 15, 2002Although Denzel Washington and John Q have gone far in exposing many of the myths about health care, a majority of Congress, too many physicians and many Americans still believe that the U.S., despite being the...
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Public supports bus strike
March 15, 2002Transport Workers Union Local 100 bus operators and maintainers in Queens, NY have been working over 15 months without a contract. Two weeks ago the union conducted a two-day work stoppage. Prior to that, there was...
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World urges end to Israeli occupation
March 15, 2002WASHINGTON – With the toll of dead and wounded Palestinians and Israelis rising, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan told Israel March 12, “You must end the illegal occupation” of Palestine. It was the first time...
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Teamsters prepare for UPS contract
March 15, 2002IRVING, Tx. – Teamsters are holding mass rallies all over the United States as they prepare to represent over 200,000 members in negotiations with the UPS delivery company. Around 1,500 of them rallied outside the Sheraton...
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Labor issues get attention on campus
March 15, 2002Graduate assistants at the University of Michigan went on strike March 11 to protest a lack of progress in contract talks, and University of Illinois graduate employees plan to strike next month – their second walkout...
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