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Chicago teachers may be forced to strike
August 17, 2007CHICAGO — Thirty-two thousand members of the Chicago Teachers Union are prepared to go on strike, if they have to, before school starts here on Sept. 4. Hundreds of teachers met at Plumber’s Hall to discuss...
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Delivery workers want fair shake at Saigon Grill
August 17, 2007NEW YORK — Lin Xin Wei, a Chinese immigrant who came to the United States from his home province of Fujian, wants to work, support his family and achieve a better living. Instead, he has spent...
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UN says Gaza Strip facing economic collapse
August 17, 2007UNITED NATIONS — The Gaza Strip is in danger of a general economic collapse, said a high level UN official, unless Karni crossing, the main point of entry for commercial goods into the territory, is reopened...
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Puerto Ricans fight U.S. war and colonialism
August 17, 2007Puerto Rican resistance to the U.S. war in Iraq, unfolding in the context of struggles for independence and economic justice, has special characteristics. Recent opposition to military recruitment and FBI harassment of youth activists suggests that...
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AFL-CIO widens 2008 agenda
August 17, 2007CHICAGO — The labor movement showed what it is made of Aug. 7 at Soldier Field when 17,000 union members and their families challenged seven Democratic presidential candidates to explain to the nation how they will...
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