Labor

                
  • As useful as teats on a boar

    As useful as teats on a boar

    April 9, 2004 By Paul S. Kaczocha

    Opinion Recently The New York Times reported a dispute at a meeting in France of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

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  • Nightmare on April 15

    Nightmare on April 15

    April 9, 2004

    Many years ago I heard the theory expressed that taxation was a new form of exploitation of the working class that had reached confiscatory levels. I never imagined that one day this would be the horrific...

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  • Weirton steelworkers accept new contract

    Weirton steelworkers accept new contract

    April 9, 2004

    Union workers at the bankrupt Weirton Steel Corporation in Weirton, W.Va., voted 2,104-231 in favor of accepting a labor contract offered by the mill’s prospective buyer, ISG, according to a report from Associated Press. The five-year...

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  • SBC workers in contract fight

    SBC workers in contract fight

    April 9, 2004

    OAKLAND, 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

    Texans celebrate memory of Cesar Chavez

    April 9, 2004

    A 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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