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A million march in Italy for jobs, welfare
November 2, 2007One million people took to the streets of Rome Oct. 21 in protest of the existing legislative proposals on welfare and laws covering “precarious work” (temp work, underemployment, quasi-self employment and on-call work) that affect more...
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New Springsteen and Earle CDs pack a wallop
November 2, 2007Music review Both Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle have released new music. “Magic,” the new CD by Springsteen and his E-Street Band (Columbia Records), is heralded to be an old-time rock ’n’ roll buster, and it...
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Confined animal feeding stinks to high heaven
November 2, 2007If you are driving down the interstate and suddenly come on a terrible smell, you are probably passing the site of a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO). There, thousands of animals are crowded together, being fed...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR: Nov. 3
November 2, 2007Union demands apology The United Steelworkers demanded an apology from the Wall Street Journal Oct. 24 on behalf of its 1.2 million members in the U.S. and Canada. The newspaper grossly over-reported a USW local union...
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Union leader: Bush failed in Calif. Fire
November 2, 2007ENSCONDIDO, Calif. (PAI) — California officials showed leadership helping hundreds of thousands of San Diego-area residents forced to flee their homes during the state’s weeklong fire disaster, said Harold Schaitberger, president of the International Association of...
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