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Girls under 18 left behind
September 1, 2006Bittersweet. It’s a good word to describe the anticipated U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recent approval of the controversial contraceptive pill, Plan B. The sweet part is the fact that, after nearly a three-year delay, a...
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Postal workers fight for We Deliver promise
September 1, 2006PHILADELPHIA — Chant-ing “Save Our Service,” members of the American Postal Workers Union rallied Aug. 17 during their national convention here to protest Postal Service plans to consolidate operations, eliminate union jobs, hire temporary workers and...
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National Clips
September 1, 2006CHARLESTON, W.Va.: Unions, activists rally for change The Bush administration’s policies are “an assault upon American working families,” Sen. Robert Byrd thundered before some 500 mostly union members and their families, Aug. 26. Bush’s policies, mountaintop...
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Right-wing targets judge who ruled vs. Bush spying
September 1, 2006Civil liberties and peace advocates are rallying to support federal district Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who is under vicious right-wing attack for her landmark Aug. 17 ruling that the Bush administration’s program of wiretapping without warrants...
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We salute the labor movement!
September 1, 2006On this Labor Day, we salute the fighting spirit of the labor movement against corporate greed and anti-democratic politicians. We salute labor’s struggle for unity and action of all workers, their families and communities. From the...
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