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  • Class war felt in Chicago

    Class war felt in Chicago

    April 12, 2002

    CHICAGO – “This is class war,” declared Barbara Ehrenreich, activist and author. Ehrenreich was responding to testimony before a Chicago Workers Rights Board on April 6 that focused on the devastating impact of the economic crisis...

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  • Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 list

    Wal-Mart tops Fortune 500 list

    April 12, 2002

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the discounter that has become the dominant force in American retailing, is now the largest company in the nation and the world, capturing the top spot on the annual Fortune 500 list. Wal-Mart,...

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  • Janitors march for living wage

    Janitors march for living wage

    April 12, 2002

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. – On April 6, over 200 members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 50 marched from the A.G. Edwards building to the Blue Cross Blue Shield building here. Local 50 has been...

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  • Medina calls for renewed struggle

    Medina calls for renewed struggle

    April 12, 2002

    CHICAGO – Eliseo Medina, vice president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), has called for a renewed struggle for the rights of immigrant workers and for the legalization of undocumented immigrants. In an April 5...

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  • Celebrate May Day and Cinco de Mayo with the World/Nuestro Mundo

    Celebrate May Day and Cinco de Mayo with the World/Nuestro Mundo

    April 12, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

    As we have done in the past, we are opening the pages of the May 4 edition of the World/Nuestro Mundo to our friends and supporters who wish to publish greetings celebrating May Day and Cinco...

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