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Koreas remain dangerous flashpoint
September 5, 2003Last week’s six-country meeting on reducing tensions and easing the nuclear standoff on the Korean peninsula ended with a mixture of hope and uncertainty. The three-day talks in Beijing between the two Koreas, the United States,...
Read moreSan Francisco readies for Freedom Ride
September 5, 2003SAN FRANCISCO – Bay area workers, in coalition with labor unions, immigrant and civil rights groups, have come together, like their counterparts across the country, to take part in the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride. Several buses...
Read moreSoldier likes Military Families story
September 5, 2003Sal, our soldier friend in Iraq, was encouraged when the new organization “Military Families Speak Out” (www.mfso.org) started holding public activities in Texas. He writes: Dear Jim, I forwarded information about the MFSO demo to my...
Read moreUnions: We will not go back, no recall
September 5, 2003LOS ANGELES – From a rally to a massive march of 10,000, the focus of union families this Labor Day was clear – “No to the recall.” Unionists representing the over 800,000 members from 350 unions...
Read moreLabor Day 2003: A tale of two worlds
September 5, 2003“Why do workers struggle? Because they have to,” was a favorite refrain of former Maryland AFL-CIO President and Communist Party leader George Meyers. Working families have certainly been forced to struggle for jobs, better wages and...
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