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  • Economic stimulus All show and no go

    Economic stimulus All show and no go

    March 15, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

    The Wall Street Journal didn’t even blush when it said, “The biggest element of the economic stimulus package that President Bush signed into law Saturday [March 9] offers businesses a lucrative tax break.”

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  • Building Trades Union protest non-union job site

    Building Trades Union protest non-union job site

    March 15, 2002

    NEW YORK – The Building Trades Union set up a demonstration across from a construction site here March 12 to protest the non-union construction site at the corner of 6th Ave. and 17th St. Jack Laboz,...

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  • Behind the headlines

    Behind the headlines

    March 15, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

    On March 8, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the February unemployment figures, and Congress passed an “economic stimulus” bill.

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  • So long partner! What kind of jobs are out there?

    So long partner! What kind of jobs are out there?

    March 15, 2002

    Workers Correspondence The LTV shutdown of its Chicago coke plant was staggered throughout December and early January. So it’s only natural that some workers got going on the job search sooner than others. One guy’s story...

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  • St. Louis janitors win raise

    St. Louis janitors win raise

    March 15, 2002

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Representing 3,000 janitors in the area, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 50 held a press conference here Feb. 26 to announce an “historic” agreement with 10 independent cleaning companies. The local...

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