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Quote of the week
June 8, 2007“This type of action by labor leaders was very important. If labor leaders all across the country would do this we would make a lot more progress on health care and many other issues.” Brian Petronella,...
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To pass EFCA, theres still work to do
June 8, 2007Here’s something to stick in the back of your head: The last time pro-union labor law reform passed Congress was in 1935. This fact should serve as a reminder just how hard it is for organized...
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This Week in Labor
June 8, 2007A voice for nonunion workers Working America — the AFL-CIO’s influential grassroots organization for people who don’t have a union — is sending an army of activists to the streets this summer to strengthen the voice...
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WORLD NOTES
June 8, 2007Portugal: General strike sends a message The General Confederation of Portuguese Workers unleashed a general strike against the Social Democratic government of Jose Socrates on May 30. With 70-90 percent of workers participating, the strike paralyzed...
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Lebanon: 30,000 civilians caught in crossfire
June 8, 2007BEIRUT (IPS) — Palestinians inside Lebanon have been in a quandary as to how to assist the more than 30,000 residents of the densely populated Nahr el-Bared refugee camp in northern Lebanon, where thousands are still...
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