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Paying for protection: Two unions go to court to force OSHA to do its job
January 26, 2007Two prominent labor organizations have sued the Bush administration for failing to protect nearly 20 million workers from job injuries. In 1999 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a rule...
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Freeze displaces thousands of California farmworkers
January 26, 2007California’s citrus and other crops have been devastated by five consecutive nights of sub-freezing temperatures that struck Jan. 12, dealing a sharp blow to growers and putting thousands of farmworkers out of work, especially in the...
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Janitors fight sweeps through Twin Cities
January 26, 2007MINNEAPOLIS (PAI) — Hundreds of janitors jammed a meeting Jan. 13 to overwhelmingly authorize a strike if a settlement cannot be reached with Twin Cities cleaning contractors
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Tudeh Party condemns Bush threats
January 26, 2007Iran’s Tudeh (Communist) Party has assailed the Bush administration’s increasingly aggressive posture toward Iran, calling a “provocative” U.S. raid on an Iranian government office in Iraq and threats issued by President Bush and Secretary of State...
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Civil rights groups launch 2007 agenda
January 26, 2007Civil rights groups see a chance to make important gains during the next two years with the new dynamics in Congress. In a letter earlier this month to members of the House and Senate, the Leadership...
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