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  • The labor and peoples movements are in the house

    The labor and peoples movements are in the house

    January 12, 2007

    Pelosi, first woman House speaker, signals big changes Out of the pain and suffering from Bush policies grew determination for a change. The deep desire to stop the death and destruction in Iraq, and the dire...

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  • Picket supports Woodfin Suites workers

    Picket supports Woodfin Suites workers

    January 12, 2007

    Community support continues for workers at the Woodfin Suites Hotel in Emeryville, Calif., threatened with firing after they called on management to obey the city’s living wage ordinance. In October, the hotel sent 21 workers, all...

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  • Labor to neighbor

    Labor to neighbor

    January 12, 2007

    Members of the Community Services Committee of the Metropolitan Detroit AFL-CIO prepare to distribute over 400 Christmas baskets to laid off workers Dec. 16. The committee members include workers from AFSCME, IBEW, IAM, Letter Carriers, Operating...

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  • National AFL-CIO honors Dr. King in Houston

    National AFL-CIO honors Dr. King in Houston

    January 12, 2007

    HOUSTON — For the first time, the national AFL-CIO’s observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will take place in Texas. The AFL-CIO MLK Holiday Observance, a five-day celebration from Jan. 11-15, will highlight Dr....

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  • Colombian journalist, press freedom under siege

    Colombian journalist, press freedom under siege

    January 12, 2007

    “It’s very worrying for us,” said Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro, referring to the Nov. 19 arrest by Colombian secret police of journalist Fredy Munoz on charges of terrorism and “rebellion.” Apparently, Maduro said, “they are...

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