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Janitors fight sweeps through Twin Cities
January 26, 2007MINNEAPOLIS (PAI) — Hundreds of janitors jammed a meeting Jan. 13 to overwhelmingly authorize a strike if a settlement cannot be reached with Twin Cities cleaning contractors
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Civil rights groups launch 2007 agenda
January 26, 2007Civil rights groups see a chance to make important gains during the next two years with the new dynamics in Congress. In a letter earlier this month to members of the House and Senate, the Leadership...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
January 26, 2007NEW ORLEANS: Low-income residents fight to ‘come home’ Hurricane Katrina evicted elderly and low-income residents from their homes and tossed families into temporary housing across the country. Despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, including what some have called...
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Hotel room attendants tell their stories
January 26, 2007SAN JOSE, Calif. — The walls of the meeting room were lined with photos of dozens of women, their warm and friendly faces contrasting sharply with the close-ups of their swollen, work-scarred hands, mounted below. The...
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If clinics close, where will sick go?
January 26, 2007CHICAGO — The battle to fund human needs instead of war or tax breaks for the super-rich found its expression right in the heart of the Midwest. A serious fightback is emerging here, after newly elected...
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