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We need a national health plan for all
July 25, 2003Workers Correspondence The other day, I went to the drug store to fill five prescriptions for my wife and me. My total cost was $10. There were two other retired workers in line with me, also...
Read moreUAW fights for pay, health care, pensions
July 25, 2003Negotiations on a new contract between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three automakers have begun. Most of the speculation in the news media has focused on the so-called “dire straits” that the auto companies...
Read moreInternational notes
July 25, 2003Cuba: Charges of interference refuted In a July 19 statement, Cuba’s Foreign Ministry sharply rejected charges in U.S. media that Cuba is interfering in U.S. satellite transmissions to Iran. Granma said some of the allegations quote...
Read moreLiberia descends into chaos
July 25, 2003Rebel forces broke the cease-fire in the West African nation of Liberia and began bombarding the capital city of Monrovia again this week. Fighting between rebels, many backed by neighboring Cote d’Ivoire and Guinea, and the...
Read moreGroups break U.S. blockade of Cuba
July 25, 2003It’s been a big week for those seeking an end to the 42-year-old U.S. blockade against socialist Cuba. Openly defying the U.S. embargo, the 14th U.S./Cuba Friendshipment caravan arrived in Havana on July 19 with 80...
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