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World Notes: Puerto Rico, Colombia, Gaza, Italy, Kenya, Nepal
May 15, 2009Puerto Rico: Workers nix layoffs, privatization On International Workers Day, May 1, public sector unions organized under the Broad Front of Solidarity and Struggle launched demonstrations in San Juan. The police put the crowd at 30,000....
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Labor’s special friend
May 13, 2009Original source: Barack Obama the presidential candidate declared that the nation needed 'a president who doesn't choke on the word 'union.'' But now that Obama has assumed the presidency - and good riddance to his virulently...
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Postcard from Havana on May 1
May 9, 2009HAVANA -- More then 500,000 gathered from all parts of this socialist island nation to celebrate the International Workers Day. Also being celebrated was the 70th anniversary of the Confederation of Cuban Workers (C.T.C.). Celebrations were...
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My day at a Havana hospital
May 9, 2009HAVANA -- After several visits to Cuba, that included a night at the Ballet, visits to primary schools, and to Havana University, I had not as yet visited a Hospital. That changed when I surrendered to...
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LETTERS
May 8, 2009Cuba’s response to flu Sorry I don’t have much time to write. The Cubans are doing a public health campaign. They have signs up all over our dorms with info about the swine flu situation and...
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