Labor
Miami police state actions condemned
November 27, 2003MIAMI – Calling it a “military operation,” Stop the Free Trade Area of the Americas organizers condemned the “unprecedented, unnecessary and unprovoked” police use of force here Nov. 20 against law-abiding, peaceful protesters.
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UFCW nationalizes picket lines
November 27, 2003Union workers turned up the heat in the health care wars this week as striking grocery workers methodically advanced their campaign to “nationalize” their picket lines. Southern California Teamsters Union members at eight giant distribution centers...
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As thousands demonstrate: ‘Free trade’ deal stalls in Miami
November 27, 2003MIAMI – While the Bush administration had hoped last week’s ministerial meeting here would pave the way for a Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) agreement in 2004, giving U.S. corporations a green light to...
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Tyson workers vow to keep up fight
November 22, 2003“Another day longer, another day stronger.” That’s how striking Tyson Foods worker Sherri Anderson summed up the status of what is shaping up to be an epic labor battle. AFL-CIO President John Sweeney visited the picket...
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Boycott these turkeys!
November 22, 2003Supermarket entrances up and down the Golden State were the focus of grocery worker strike support activities this week. Three thousand longshoremen held a work stop meeting during a rally in front of the Albertsons store...
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