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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
October 27, 2006Goodyear strike solid “Our people are solid. We haven’t had anyone cross the line,” USW Local 12 President Dennis Battles told the World Oct. 24. The threatened closure of Goodyear’s plant in Gadsden, Ala., along with...
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WORLD NOTES
October 27, 2006Britain: Bosses bag big pay Income Data Services has reported that heads of Britain’s 100 largest corporations got a 43 percent pay hike last year. Their average basic salary rose 9 percent to £730,796 (about $1.4...
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Czech govt bans youth group, torpedoes democracy
October 27, 2006News Analysis The Czech Republic has become a testing ground for imperialist forces in Europe who seek to outlaw communist activity in the formerly socialist, now European Union-member states. A case in point is the Czech...
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Battle over UN Security Council seat continues
October 27, 2006Argentina vacates a temporary UN Security Council seat on Jan. 1. General Assembly voting for a Latin American and Caribbean replacement candidate stalled on Oct. 23 after Venezuela and Guatemala each failed to gain a required...
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On the eve of change, your help is needed
October 27, 2006Issues that burn deeply in the furnaces of public opinion are Iraq, Katrina, the economy and health care, checks and balances of the government.
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