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Health care: HR 676: Everybody in, nobody out!
April 23, 2004WASHINGTON – “Health care in the U.S. is racist, sexist and discriminates against the poor.”
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All workers lose with Calif. workers comp law
April 23, 2004An old friend of mine once said in regard to workers’ compensation reform, “When you hear the word reform, reach for your wallet.”
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No recovery for state budgets
April 23, 2004A big untold story in the emerging economic “recovery” is the precarious position of many state budgets.
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L.A. hotel workers overworked & underpaid
April 23, 2004LOS ANGELES – With a contract that expired April 15, about 4,000 Los Angeles-area hotel workers are gearing up for a struggle focusing on health care, wages and working conditions. “We are not looking for a...
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International notes
April 23, 2004Guam: Indigenous people protest military build-up The Colonized Chamorro Coalition of eight organizations upholding indigenous people’s rights on Guam is protesting the Pentagon’s plans to boost the U.S. military presence on the island. The coalition warns...
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