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Union women outline issues

November 3, 2001

BALTIMORE - Women on the Move for Empowerment Now (WOMEN), a committee of the Metropolitan Baltimore AFL-CIO Council, held its Annual Leadership Conference here Sept. 22. Keynote speaker AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Linda Chavez-Thompson opened her...

Tucson: Rally for peace

November 3, 2001

TUCSON, Ariz. - About 150 people attended a demonstration at Raytheon Missile Systems plant here Oct. 16, calling for an end to the bombing of Afghanistan and opposing plans for the weaponization of space. The rally...

Tobacco: a bigger killer than terrorism

November 3, 2001

Another new challenge faces the United States and, thankfully, this one has little to do with terrorism. In recent weeks, the Bush administration has learned the importance and the value of diplomacy. The challenge before our...

Why do they all smoke the same brand?

November 3, 2001

Smoke Free Movies has launched a series of print advertisements in the New York Times and other publications. This advertisement first ran on Oct. 29: Barry M. Meyer, Warner Bros.; Sherry Lansing, Paramount; Dick Cook, Disney;...

Sacramento union woman honored

November 3, 2001

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento Central Labor Council, at its annual Salute to Labor dinner Oct. 18, honored two unions, a corporation, three male union leaders and one rank-and-file woman. Nell Ranta, a 60-year member of...