Labor
SBC workers in contract fight
April 9, 2004OAKLAND, Calif. – Once again, health care is the burning issue as bargaining continues between SBC, the telecommunications giant, and the Communications Workers of America. Contracts affecting over 100,000 workers in 13 states expired between April...
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Texans celebrate memory of Cesar Chavez
April 9, 2004A chorus of “Si, se puede!” (Yes, it can be done!), “Abajo con la migra” (Down with the INS!), “Abajo con Bush” (Down with Bush!), and “Cesar Chavez, presente!” rang across the streets of San Juan,...
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Uniform Justice reaches out to public
April 9, 2004CHICAGO – The giant Cintas Corp., which provides and launders industrial uniforms for some of the largest enterprises in the United States, is becoming to industrial laundries and uniform services what Wal-Mart is to retail trade....
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Protests shake up Chicago Fire Dept.
April 9, 2004CHICAGO – The city’s first African American fire commissioner in the 150-year history of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) was appointed April 1 after weeks of mounting protest against a series of racist slurs on the...
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Twin Cities bus drivers fight to save health care
April 9, 2004A flurry of strike support activities marked the fifth week of the strike of 2,200 Minneapolis and St. Paul bus drivers, mechanics, and clerical workers. The members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 walked off the...
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