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Labors vote key to ousting Bush in 2004

January 9, 2004

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Fifteen hundred trade unionists filled the Veterans Memorial Auditorium here Dec. 9 to “Take Back Ohio/Labor 2004.” “Politics is power – use it!” was Ohio AFL-CIO President William Burga’s call to action. “Examples...

Transit workers speak, the union listens

January 9, 2004

Workers’ Correspondence Transport Workers Union Local 100’s 38,000 members, employees of New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, voted in union elections on Dec. 10. The overall results represent a vote of confidence for the local’s reform...

Southern California Grocery workers defending your health care

January 9, 2004

News Anaylsis Hindsight is 20-20 vision, so the saying goes. When Ronald Reagan declared war on labor, he began by destroying the PATCO (air traffic controllers) union. Everyone can see that now. All of labor and...

Battle cry to defeat Bush greets New Year

January 9, 2004

For the movements on the ground determined to defeat Bush in 2004, the New Year came roaring in like a lion. Recounting the attacks on Social Security, pensions, health care, and wages, William Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO...

Message to Congress: Extend jobless benefits

January 9, 2004

WASHINGTON – The New Year was a time of revelry for the corporate rich as government reports confirmed a surge in profits and productivity in the final quarter of 2003. George W. Bush trumpeted the news...