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WORLD NOTES: January 17
January 9, 2009Peru: Witchhunt builds Late last month Judge Omar Pimentel ruled that 13 labor and leftist political leaders would be confined to their homes during a 15-day investigation period. They included Renan Raffo Munoz, head of the...
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LETTERS: January 17
January 9, 2009Macabre Arpaio He’s national, he’s international, he’s notorious. Live from Maricopa County Jail, the inverted story of local boy makes good, on the TV “variety” show Late Night with Conan the barbarian (www.nbc.com/Schedule/) featured the coward...
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House Democratic leaders pledge to pass equal pay laws
January 9, 2009In an effort to correct a recent US Supreme Court decision that limits a workers' right to seek redress from an employer who practices pay discrimination, the US House of Representatives will likely pass two bills...
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Comprehensive coverage of the economic crisis
January 9, 2009What will be impact of the Wall Street bankruptcies, bailouts and blunders on working people in this country and worldwide? What's the solution to the crisis?
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Republic workers file charges against employer
January 8, 2009CHICAGO – Workers who led a six-day sit-in at the northside Republic Windows and Doors factory here last month filed charges against their former employer saying Republic violated their collective bargaining rights under the national Labor...
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