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Fla. seniors fight for jobless
January 12, 2002WEST 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
January 12, 2002Is 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
January 12, 2002The 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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Indiana AFL-CIO hears steelworker president
January 12, 2002INDIANAPOLIS – On Dec. 17 over 350 union delegates assembled here for the 22nd Indiana State AFL-CIO convention. Delegates from 118 different labor organizations included members of service, education and government unions, as well as building...
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Life and debt in Dallas
January 12, 2002DALLAS – Activists from the civil rights, environmental, labor and peace movements have already come together in here as the new year begins. At least three joint actions have brought the formerly separate groups closer together....
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