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Dirigo works! Maine citizens fed up with attacks on Dirigo Health

January 27, 2006 By Sara Stalman, MD

Maine’s Dirigo Health Plan is working! Supporters gathered at the Maine Statehouse in Augusta on Jan. 12 to rally support for the program that Gov. John Baldacci, Democrat of Bangor, is fighting hard to preserve.

THIS WEEK IN LABOR

January 27, 2006

AFSCME, SEIU unite against cuts Two of the nation’s largest unions of health care workers are joining forces to target 11 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives in an all-out effort to defeat budget...

Labor, religious groups defend immigrant rights

January 27, 2006

Labor, religious and civil rights groups are urging that supporters of immigrant rights should focus now on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is likely to begin debate on immigration legislation in February.

Hotel workers issue wake-up call

January 27, 2006

Many-top-of-the-line hotels brag about their “heavenly beds.” But triple sheets, oversize mattresses, heavy comforters and five or six pillows make for a work load from hell for today’s hotel workers. And while global hotel chains are...

WORLDNOTES

January 27, 2006

Palestine: Despite obstacles, heavy turnout Despite severe restrictions imposed by the Israeli Occupation Forces, Palestinians voted in record numbers in Jan. 25 elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council. Tension was high in east Jerusalem where Israeli...