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  • Steelworkers struggle to survive

    Steelworkers struggle to survive

    November 30, 2001 By Paul S. Kaczocha

    BURNS HARBOR, Ind. – Bankrupt Bethlehem Steel and the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) are meeting with creditors in Pittsburgh to hammer out a proposal on a revised contract for submission to the bankruptcy judge.

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  • As Maine goes, so can the nation

    As Maine goes, so can the nation

    November 30, 2001

    Maine has been leading the country in driving down the cost of prescription drugs and in the last two months has moved to do the same for health insurance. In September, the Maine legislature enacted a...

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  • Quit, don’t switch

    Quit, don’t switch

    November 29, 2001

    Millions of Americans smoke “low-tar,” “mild,” or “light” cigarettes, believing them to be less harmful than other cigarettes. In a new study from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), national scientific experts conclude that evidence does not...

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  • V&V workers win union

    V&V workers win union

    November 29, 2001

    CHICAGO, Ill. – “This is a perfect example that if we stay united in battle we will win the war! Si se puede!” declared Teamsters Local 703 Secretary-Treasurer Thomas Stiede to a jubilant victory celebration here...

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  • Steelworkers face unprecedented crisis

    Steelworkers face unprecedented crisis

    November 29, 2001 By Conn Hallinan

    PITTSBURGH – Members of the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) began pouring the World Trade Center steel in 1966. Union construction workers finished the job in 1970.

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