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September 1, 2006Crossing guards for fairness I’ll send a donation when I get paid but here’s our problem in Chicago: People have wasted five to six years to be called for a job with the city. Many people...
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EDITORIAL: The power of unity
September 1, 2006On Sept. 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers paraded in New York City, organized by the Knights of Labor. That unpaid day off was the start of what later became Labor Day. Today, 104 years later, the...
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EDITORIAL: Grim numbers and a chance for change
September 1, 2006A couple of economic reports grimly confirm what workers across the U.S. already know from their own experience. One report shows median hourly wages declining 2 percent since 2003, when adjusted for inflation, despite steady rises...
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Organizing drives gain momentum: An interview with AFL-CIO Organizing Director Stewart Acuff
September 1, 2006WASHINGTON (PAI) — Joint organizing drives involving two or three unions, some of them in notoriously anti-union “right to work” states, will lead to wins for organized labor, says AFL-CIO Organizing Director Stewart Acuff. And, he...
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Autoworker walks across Ohio for health care
September 1, 2006Dave Pavlick doesn’t fit any of the tired old stereotypes of an activist. At age 53, a former Marine and active UAW member, Dave spent 30 years working as a corrections officer. A family man, he...
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