News
Laundry corp. treats workers like dirt
June 4, 2004ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Nearly 100 UNITE and Jobs with Justice members, as well as, youth and community activists rallied outside of the Angelica Corp. shareholders meeting here, May 25. At issue are Angelica’s repeated labor...
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National Clips
June 4, 2004NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Hundreds demand “Fire Bush” While the grotesque amounts of money the Bush administration is spending on this campaign captures headlines, the grassroots movement to dump Bush is out at every stop, every photo-op and...
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Attorney released from Ashcroft hell
June 4, 2004PORTLAND, Ore. – The FBI apologized to Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield on May 24 after he was released from two weeks in the Multnomah County Detention Center. While Mayfield was held without charges as a “material...
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International notes
June 4, 2004Venezuela: Economy is growing The Central Bank says Venezuela’s economy grew by nearly 30 percent in the first quarter 2004, compared to the same period last year, Venezuelanalysis.com reported. In the first quarter of 2003, a...
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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists: Mobilize the vote
June 4, 2004Bush lies ‘coming and going,’ CBTU leader charges ATLANTA – Energy and solidarity lit up the 33rd Annual Convention of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU). Meeting here over the Memorial Day weekend, CBTU set...
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