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Bakers rise up: Working at Fiesta Mart in Houston is no party
June 30, 2006HOUSTON — Bakery commissary workers at the Fiesta Mart grocery store on Wirt Road in Houston will vote June 30 on whether to join the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers (BCTGM) Local 130. Concurrently,...
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WORKERS’ CORRESPONDENCE
June 30, 2006UAW Convention reportA worker correspondent who attended the recent UAW convention as a delegate sent in this report: Delegates at the UAW Constitutional Convention held in Las Vegas spent their time discussing issues important to their...
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New York teacher exposes results of Republican takeover of public education
June 30, 2006“This is the first time toilet paper inspired me to write an article,” says our correspondent, a United Federation of Teachers delegate. “I was working at the committee on special education writing a psychological report. I...
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U.S.-Europe summit draws protests
June 30, 2006Developing a common stance on dealing with Iran, North Korea and Cuba topped the foreign policy agenda at the annual U.S.-European Union summit June 21 in Vienna, Austria, where President George Bush met with Jose Manuel...
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N. Korea to White House: talk to us
June 30, 2006As the Bush administration steps up its accusations that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) is planning to test a long-range missile that could reach the United States, North Korean officials are...
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