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Texas labor pledges to do more in 2004
February 6, 2004DALLAS – More than 400 delegates to the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education convention last week vowed to make their number one priority the re-election of four Texas congressman whose districts were gerrymandered. They also...
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International notes
February 6, 2004Canada: Wal-Mart workers organize Workers at the Wal-Mart store in Jonquiere, Quebec, are battling to make their store the retail giant’s first unionized outlet in North America. The United Food and Commercial Workers Union says more...
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Conference says: Defeat Bush in 2004!
February 6, 2004NEW YORK – Responding to the call to “Build unity to take back our country in 2004 – Defeat Bush and the Ultra-Right,” about 300 people packed the Communist Party’s Winston Unity Auditorium here Jan. 31....
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Grocery unions call for arbitration
February 6, 2004Presidents of the seven locals of striking and locked out Southern California grocery workers appeared in simultaneous press conferences in Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Palm Desert and San Diego on Feb. 4 making public a joint letter...
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National Clips
February 5, 2004GREENWICH, Conn.: Bush feels street heat in arctic air High school students sent out the call and 500 showed up to protest Bush as he stopped in to pick up $1,000 checks at a campaign fundraiser....
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