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Northeast Ohio senior citizens organize
October 27, 2008Over 200 union retirees filled the Mahoning County Country Club in Girard Ohio, on Friday, October 24th to promote the Northeast Ohio Alliance for Senior Action. The Alliance is promoting greater activism among retired union members...
Read moreWho a president puts on the bench matters much in the lives of workers
October 25, 2008In the final presidential debate John McCain boasted that he would appoint judges based on experience and he castigated Barack Obama for wanting to appoint judges “who have a liberal philosophy.” Obama answered that a court...
Read moreFirst Black president? Detroit labor legend wonders if it’s all a dream
October 25, 2008DETROIT, Mich. — These days, as millions nationwide work to elect the first African American president, 96-year-old Dave Moore, longtime labor and community leader, wonders if it’s all just a dream.
Read moreHarper loses bid for Conservative majority
October 24, 2008VANCOUVER, British Columbia — After two years of right-wing rule on Oct. 14 voters punished the incumbent Conservative Party government headed by Stephen Harper by refusing to give him a majority government. The Conservatives, or Tories,...
Read moreWorld notes: October 25, 2008
October 24, 2008UK: House of Lords protects civil rights By a 191 vote majority, the House of Lords earlier this month defeated a Labor government proposal to extend from 28 days to 42 days the period police may...
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