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N.Y.-Phila. transit workers are in the war together
October 15, 2004GRASSROOTS POWER New York City Transit Workers Union Local 100 members boarded buses bound for the presidential electoral battleground state of Pennsylvania Oct. 9. As part of the AFL-CIO’s Labor-to-Labor effort, union members are reaching out...
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Elections, democracy and Afghanistan
October 15, 2004News Analysis In its drive to show the world — and the American people — that Washington can bring “democracy” to areas where it’s deemed lacking around the globe, the Bush administration has set great store...
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Conn. unionists cast wider net for votes
October 15, 2004NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Pat Highsmith spent her day off last Saturday traveling 150 miles to Bethlehem, Pa., to discuss the presidential election with fellow union members. One of 3 million industrial workers whose plants closed...
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Salman Rushdie decries war, censorship
October 15, 2004FAIRFIELD, Conn. — “What’s that they say about the pen being mightier than the sword?” asked Salman Rushdie, author of “The Satanic Verses,” the irreverent tale of the prophet Muhammad that caused Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini to...
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Hotel, casino workers battle on two coasts
October 15, 2004Undaunted by the challenge of four high-stakes contract struggles on two coasts, the union representing hotel and casino workers has revved up its solidarity machine. “We’re fighting the fight we have to fight,” union spokesperson Amanda...
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