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Students demand justice for immigrant janitors

April 2, 2004

ST. LOUIS – Students at Washington University here are demanding the return of 36 Nicaraguan custodial and maintenance workers who were forced to leave the country after their contract with G&G Building Services was terminated in...

So, where did Wal-Mart come from?

April 2, 2004 By Wadi’h Halabi

An earlier column opened our continuing look into Wal-Mart’s pole vault from a one-store operation in 1962 to the world’s largest corporation.

Labor update

April 2, 2004

This fleece gives you the chills A fleecy pullover offered on the official merchandise web site of the George Bush re-election campaign is the woven embodiment of the hypocrisy and anti-working class character of that campaign,...

Cesar Chavez His legacy continues to inspire

April 2, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO – Over 1,000 members of the United Farm Workers (UFW), other unionists and supporters marched to Civic Center Plaza here March 28 to celebrate the life and work of labor and civil rights leader...

AFL-CIO, workers say Show us the jobs

April 2, 2004

ST. LOUIS – Over 1,000 trade unionists, community activists, youth and students here kicked off the AFL-CIO’s “Show Us the Jobs” bus tour March 24. During the eight-day tour, 51 riders – laid off or fired...