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How the corporate right lies about union corruption
March 25, 2006Ah, the corporate right has launched a new anti-labor front group called UnionFacts.org, dealing in dark tales of union corruption. Of course, you can judge the likely accuracy of the site by the fact that its...
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LETTERS
March 25, 2006Immigrant rights goals David Bacon’s centerspread article on temporary worker programs (PWW 3/18-24) is an important contribution to the debate on immigration policy. It sharply raises the dangers of “temporary” or “guest worker” programs for their...
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EDITORIAL: Baseball nations
March 25, 2006Baseball, the quintessential American sport, is enjoyed by nations worldwide, whose athletes make invaluable contributions to the game. The inaugural World Baseball Classic ended this week which struck a new beginning for a real World Series....
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WSF photographs develop another world view
March 24, 2006The World Social Forum by the numbers: • Over 80,000 participated in the Caracas, Venezuela, WSF, Jan. 24–29. Of these 2,000 came from the U.S. • 160 countries were represented. • Of the over 2,000 events...
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Struggle to save jobs at Winchester continues
March 24, 2006NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The struggle to save unionized manufacturing jobs and continue the 140-year production of Winchester sporting arms in New Haven has attracted national and international attention as the Belgian Herstal Group prepares to...
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