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On eve of Obama visit, Mexicos miners battle for rights
April 17, 2009On the eve of President Obama’s visit to Mexico, a possible major confrontation is brewing between the Mexican Mine and Metal Workers Union and the conservative, pro-business government of President Felipe Calderon. Since Monday, April 13,...
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Rally boosts Employee Free Choice, family values, healthy communities
April 16, 2009NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — “We are the poster-child for the Employee Free Choice Act! It even said so on the front page of the newspaper,” said United Food and Commercial Workers organizer Tim Mullins, addressing a...
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Janitors make noise downtown in contract fight
April 16, 2009CLEVELAND — In a spirited rally, dozens of janitors marched through lobbies of downtown buildings here last week to support union officials in difficult bargaining for a new three-year contract. At the North Point-Jones Day Building,...
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Reading the tea leaves
April 16, 2009After decades of increased power and sway, the ultra-right wing of the Republican Party is not accustomed to having to serve as the 'loyal opposition.' (In fact, I don't think they fully understand the term —...
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Tax Day rallies cry Tax the Rich!
April 16, 2009“Tax Day” rallies were staged at post offices across the nation demanding that Congress enact President Obama’s 2010 budget which includes tax reforms that would close loopholes that enable corporations to escape billions in taxes each...
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