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Buried alive: a terrible way to die
June 8, 2007Workers’ Correspondence Being buried alive is a terrible way to die. If you are working in a trench and it caves in with just your head sticking out it makes great news. The drama of the...
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U.S. food exporters: End Cuba blockade
June 8, 2007Three days of talks in Havana on U.S. food sales to Cuba between U.S. agribusiness representatives and leaders of Alimport, Cuba’s food importing company, ended May 30 with signed contracts worth $118 million and Cuban promises...
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Wall Streets role in the immigration debate
June 8, 2007News Analysis The Senate “Grand Bargain” immigration bill ensures that immigration will be a major legislative issue this year. President Bush, with Wall Street backing, is pushing hard for a policy that would legalize undocumented workers...
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Dont go to Farmer Joes, unionists urge
June 8, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — When a business has a growth spurt and expands its workforce tenfold, one might think the owners would appreciate the workers’ role in their success. But last summer, as the organic grocery Farmer...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
June 8, 2007BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Thousands celebrate at Juneteenth festival Buses from New York, Georgia and Louisiana joined thousands of Alabamans of all races to celebrate freedom and emancipation at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute’s 12th Annual Juneteenth celebration,...
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