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Death of a mass murderer
December 15, 2006The death of Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, criminal dictator of Chile from 1973 to 1990, aroused mixed feelings among human rights defenders. While rejoicing that this incredibly evil person is gone from this Earth, they also wanted...
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Gulf Coast Update
December 15, 2006Labor steps up for ‘young men of color’ Two court wins for Katrina survivors Government to raze public housing
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Bay Area unions support Alcatraz ferry workers
December 15, 2006SAN FRANCISCO — A thousand workers from unions throughout the Bay Area joined in a march and rally on this city’s historic waterfront Dec. 9. The action supported union workers who lost their jobs when ferry...
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James and Esther Jackson: shapers of history
December 15, 2006The symposium “James and Esther Jackson, the American Left and the Origins of the Modern Civil Rights Movement” at the Tamiment Library of New York University on Oct. 28 was an event of singular enlightenment and...
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NATIONAL CLIPS
December 15, 2006SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Two labor victories By an overwhelming majority, Sheraton Grand Hotel employees ratified a union contract on Dec. 5 that contains higher wages, a lower workload, a doubling of employer-paid health benefits over the life...
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