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U.S. military bases cast shadow across Japan
March 5, 2004ATAMI, Japan – Muneyoshi Furugen has lived in the shadow of the U.S. bases on Okinawa all of his life. He speaks in a calm and deliberate manner with a small smile. Yet underneath, when he...
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UNITE and HERE unions announce merger
March 5, 2004The strength of two newly-combined unions may be put to the test even before the merger process is completed, as hotel workers in nine of Los Angeles’ largest hotels face expiration of their contracts in mid-April....
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Grad students GET-UP and strike for justice
March 5, 2004PHILADELPHIA – Hundreds of University of Pennsylvania graduate student employees held a two-day strike Feb. 26-27 to protest the university administration’s refusal to recognize their right to join a union. One year ago, the National Labor...
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Mental health battle in Missouri
March 5, 2004The Missouri Department of Mental Health recently announced its intention to close two mental health facilities and downsize several others.
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Teachers stick with union, scorn Paige attack
March 5, 2004Workers’ Correspondence While Secretary of Education Rod Paige’s recent statement that the National Education Association is a “terrorist organization” is disturbing enough in itself, his apology issued later that same day is even more alarming. Secretary...
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