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Why we fight for immigrant rights
May 5, 2006Many workers — union and nonunion — ask why unions support a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants. Why, as one member puts it, are we fighting for the “illegals who have been taking our jobs”?...
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LETTERS
May 5, 2006Historic ‘paro,’ boycott On May 1, buses were empty, roads were empty, the media showed an empty sweatshop. Truck drivers left their trucks, stopping all transporting of goods from the ports. Two groups met at the...
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EDITORIAL: A special May Day in Bolivia
May 5, 2006Bolivia’s working people had a special reason to celebrate International Workers Day this year, as their new government, headed by President Evo Morales, chose May Day to announce nationalization of the country’s hydrocarbons resources. The decree...
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EDITORIAL: Our anthem nuestro himno
May 5, 2006Always on the lookout for wedge issues to divide us, President Bush waded in on the side of “English only,” proclaiming it is wrong to sing the Star Spangled Banner in Spanish. “I think people who...
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Rivers of marchers flow through the streets for united families, legalization and rights
May 5, 2006Northern California: Rivers of white-clad demonstrators flowed through the main streets of Bay Area cities and towns on May 1 — 120,000 in San Jose, 40,000 in Sacramento and in San Francisco, 25,000 in Oakland and...
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