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Solidarity with Utah miners

January 30, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO – In Huntington, Utah, coal miners at Co-Op Mines make $5.25 to $7 an hour, a third of the average wage in the industry. Seventy-five of the workers, who are almost all immigrants from...

Immigrant rights battle moves to Congress

January 30, 2004

CHICAGO – Debate swirls among immigrant communities in the United States about how to respond to President Bush’s recent announcement of a plan to deal with undocumented immigration. The Bush plan is viewed as a mechanism...

THIS WEEK IN LABOR

January 30, 2004

Ohio Steelworkers sign contract Steelworkers at AK Steel Corporation ended 52 months without a collective bargaining agreement Jan. 26 with the signing of a final contract settlement with the company formerly known as Armco. That period...

Crafty election economicsCraftyelectioneconomics

January 30, 2004 By Greg Godwin

The presidential election season always brings a renewed interest in the economy. Every administration has two economic policies: one reflecting the economic philosophy of that administration and the second calculated to bring on the appearance of...

International notes

January 30, 2004

U.K.: Childcare key to overcoming poverty A report released Jan. 25 by the Trades Union Congress and Daycare Trust says the lack of affordable childcare is trapping many larger families in a life of low income...