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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
January 27, 2006AFSCME, SEIU unite against cuts Two of the nation’s largest unions of health care workers are joining forces to target 11 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives in an all-out effort to defeat budget...
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Labor, religious groups defend immigrant rights
January 27, 2006Labor, religious and civil rights groups are urging that supporters of immigrant rights should focus now on the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is likely to begin debate on immigration legislation in February.
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Hotel workers issue wake-up call
January 27, 2006Many-top-of-the-line hotels brag about their “heavenly beds.” But triple sheets, oversize mattresses, heavy comforters and five or six pillows make for a work load from hell for today’s hotel workers. And while global hotel chains are...
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WORLDNOTES
January 27, 2006Palestine: Despite obstacles, heavy turnout Despite severe restrictions imposed by the Israeli Occupation Forces, Palestinians voted in record numbers in Jan. 25 elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council. Tension was high in east Jerusalem where Israeli...
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Worlds minorities often targets of war on terror
January 27, 2006UNITED NATIONS — Ethnic and religious minorities accounted for more than 75 percent of those targeted in war worldwide last year, according a report released Jan. 19. The Bush administration’s “war on terror,” says the report,...
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