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Labor struggles erupt at Sacramento City Council

November 18, 2006

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Two important labor struggles have recently come before the City Council here. On Nov. 9 the council put off voting on a resolution calling on Blue Diamond Almond Growers to recognize the International...

LETTERS

November 17, 2006

Raytheon workers Raytheon, the fifth largest munitions factory in the world, has a firm grip on the city of Tucson. It is the employer of nearly 11,000 people and a major contributor to our many worthy...

NATIONAL CLIPS

November 17, 2006

FORT BENNING, Ga.: ‘Close torture school,’ thousands demand Judy Cumbee marched over 150 mileswith scores of peace activists from Montgomery, Ala., to Fort Benning, joining over 20,000 from around the country demanding that the former School...

Red states say America needs a raise

November 17, 2006

Voters in six states that helped send Bush back to the White House for a second term in 2004 sent a different message this year, approving ballot measures that increase the minimum wage in their states....

Lizard lickin good!

November 16, 2006

Workers’ CorrespondenceCountry living can surpass city lifestyle One week ago I changed my status from a lifelong Chicago suburbanite to the newest resident of the small town of Zebulon, N.C. Although I find myself with the...