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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...

U.S. war on Colombian rebels escalates

January 30, 2004

The beginning of the new year coincided with a new, menacing increase in U.S. hostilities against the Colombian guerrilla movement, particularly against the 40-year-old Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). A number of signs point to...

Dr. King Day observed across the nation

January 30, 2004

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday is a national holiday for everyone, except most workers working for major corporations. The mail carrier is off, but Wal-Mart is open. While corporations view the third Monday in January...