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June 30 THIS WEEK IN LABOR
June 29, 2007Labor support grows for single-payer health insurance Communications Workers of America locals in New York state and Transport Workers Union locals in Florida have endorsed HR 676, single-payer health care legislation introduced by Michigan Rep. John...
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Cure for summer job blues
June 29, 2007“Fewer teens have summer jobs” — St. Cloud (Minn.) Times “Summer bummer: Jobs scarce” — Detroit Free Press “Finding good summer jobs is hard work” — KATV Little Rock “Feds slash city youth jobs program” —...
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June 30 WORLD NOTES
June 29, 2007Nigeria: General strike settled A general strike that had halted most major economic activity in Nigeria was called off June 24 with labor leaders accepting a government proposal to refrain from raising fuel prices for a...
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Separatist scheming imperils Bolivia
June 29, 2007Bolivian army commander Freddy Bersatti is worried about “subversive groups” and “abnormal movements.” His worries intensified after a two-day meeting in Santa Cruz of an Autonomous Council following which, on June 18, well-heeled right-wing separatist leaders...
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Havana ponders recognizing same-sex unions
June 29, 2007Cubans are debating a new set of proposals to update the country’s Family Code to include the legal recognition of same-sex relationships and transgender people. Supporters are hoping that the National Assembly will approve the reform...
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