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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
October 13, 2006RNs threaten strike for union rights Thirty thousand members of the California Nurses Association have signed strike pledges putting employers in all CNA-represented facilities on notice that RN’s will strike any employer who seeks to exploit...
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Teacher-student strike wave sweeps Greece
October 13, 2006ATHENS, Greece — The nationwide public school system here has been virtually shut down as preschool and primary school teachers enter the fourth week of their strike, high school teachers conduct two-day work stoppages, and junior...
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Left-wing candidate leading in Ecuadors polls
October 13, 2006CommentaryAn Oct. 7 poll by the Cedatos/Gallup group shows Rafael Correa, a left-wing economist who opposes Washington’s “free trade” policies, is leading in the country’s presidential race with 37 percent of the electorate’s support. Correa’s closest...
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Tainted spinach: experts say govt regulation needed
October 13, 2006WASHINGTON (AP) — The recent outbreak of E. coli in spinach from California exposed a weakness in the nation’s food chain: A system that quickly delivers meat, fruits and vegetables to consumers just as easily can...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
October 13, 2006BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Coach fights for equality for girls team In 2005, Ensley High School girls’ basketball coach Roderick Jackson drew national attention when he took his case charging the Birmingham School District with gender discrimination, specifically,...
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