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December 5, 2003Dec. 10: International Human Rights Day “Workers’ Rights are Human Rights.” That is the slogan for AFL-CIO rallies, marches, and candlelight vigils across the nation Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day. It marks the 55th anniversary...
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Nation resounds to call: Repeal the Patriot Act
December 5, 2003WASHINGTON – A crowd of 3,000 people at Constitution Hall, Nov. 9, erupted in cheers when Al Gore called for repeal of the Patriot Act to stop George W. Bush’s assault on the Bill of Rights....
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A tax added to attacks on unions
December 5, 2003View from S. Halsted Elaine Chao, the Bush-appointed Secretary of Labor, wants to “empower and protect workers” with the new “financial disclosure” requirements her department is imposing on our unions. Thanks Elaine. The administration that has...
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Cuba develops low-cost childrens vaccine
December 5, 2003Cuban researchers have developed the first synthetic vaccine against the bacteria that causes pneumonia and meningitis, the main cause of almost half of the infections of children under five in the developing world. According to UNICEF,...
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Rally supports nurses against corporate predator
December 5, 2003PHILADELPHIA – Several hundred members of the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees District 1199C waved their yellow banners as they rallied along with other unionists and community people in solidarity with striking Medical...
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