Labor
Calif. hotel workers rally for contracts
August 21, 2004Thousands of California hotel workers rallied in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego Aug. 13 to press their contract demands, with health care, pensions, contracting out, workload and wages heading the list. UNITE HERE, which...
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AFL-CIO gets down to nuts and bolts
August 21, 2004CHICAGO — If America’s union members have anything to say about it, come Nov. 2 this country’s ship of state will be making a sharp course correction. And they’ll have plenty to say about it, judging...
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Defeat Bush movement spurs mass voter sign-up
August 21, 2004Leaders of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance had a busy day planned for Aug. 21.
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Talbert Trailer workers march for justice
August 13, 2004Rensselaer, Ind. — “Hands off our health care!” and “No justice, no peace,” echoed through the streets here July 31 as hundreds of steelworkers marched to protest the lockout of the Talbert Trailer workers. Talbert workers...
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NYC Labor Council says, Bush must go!
August 13, 2004NEW YORK — On the morning of Aug. 2, representatives of New York City labor turned out for a press conference in front of Madison Square Garden, site of the Republican National Convention later this month....
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