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L.A. calls for national Chvez holiday
May 10, 2002LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council unanimously called for the establishment of a national holiday for César E. Chávez, the late leader of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO. The Council also agreed...
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Across the country on May Day and Cinco de Mayo: Thousands demand worker and immigrant rights
May 10, 2002About a thousand union and community people marked May Day with a rally and march through downtown Minneapolis, organized by Service Employees International Union Local 17 and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 17. The...
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Groups honored in N. Calif.
May 10, 2002OAKLAND, Calif. – May Day and Cinco de Mayo were celebrated here April 27 with an exciting program of tributes to area labor and community organizations. The program, sponsored by Northern California Friends of the People’s...
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10,000 march in L.A.
May 10, 2002LOS ANGELES – “No one is illegal!” chanted over 10,000 union members, students, youth and community activists demanding legalization for undocumented immigrant workers in the largest May Day/International Workers Day turnout here in years. Marching through...
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International Notes
May 10, 2002May Day: 70,000 turn out in Istanbul/And Russian protesters emphasize workers’ rights/... And rally across Australia/Iceland town councils declare N-free zones/Argentina’s people fight crisis with assemblies
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