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We need this law
March 2, 2007Workers in more than 100 cities met with members of Congress and community leaders to push for passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, HR 800. Here are two reports.OAKLAND, Calif.— On Feb. 24, workers told...
Read moreBush: Ill bring troops home on JetBlue
March 2, 2007No exact timetable, president says Under increased pressure to announce an exit strategy from Iraq, President George W. Bush revealed plans today to bring U.S. troops home on the budget airline JetBlue. Bush received praise for...
Read moreTHIS WEEK IN LABOR
March 2, 2007‘Worker Squeezinart’ Employees of the Albertsons supermarket chain in Los Angeles dramatized their struggles Feb. 22 with street theater. The skits featured “Fatcat Albertson” showing off his “Amazing Profit Machine” churning out money at the expense...
Read moreWORLD NOTES
March 2, 2007Bolivia: Cuba aids flood victims Cuban doctors joined rescue efforts after heavy rains caused flooding in eastern Bolivia. In Beni, flooding accompanied by hail, sleet and continuing rain displaced over 80,000 people. Overall 343,000 people had...
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