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Overcome the economic crisis through wage increase and job creation
March 21, 2009(Akahata is published by the Communist Party of Japan) This year’s labor Spring Struggle is nearing its climax as Japan’s major corporations, including automobile and electronics makers, will respond to labor’s demand for a wage increase....
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Obama: We should make it easier for workers to organize
March 20, 2009Although the focus on the Employee Free Choice Act is on the U.S. House and the Senate, it’s important to remember the reason we’re closer than ever to passing this critical bill is because working people...
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New study shows lack of understanding of meatpacking industry and immigration
March 20, 2009Mark Twain once noted, ‘Figures don’t lie, but liars figure.’ This new report by the Center for Immigration Studies is a case study in the misinterpretation and manipulation of data to reach a totally biased and...
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World Baseball Classic heats up
March 20, 2009Baseball fans around the world are tuning into the 2009 World Baseball Classic, which holds its final championship game on March 23. Who will it be? At press time teams in the running include Japan, South...
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Americas choice: Union, yes!
March 20, 2009Why the Employee Free Choice Act will benefit the economy, democracyMost Americans are working harder than ever as the “good life” they dream about for themselves and their children slips further and further out of their...
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