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November elections: This battle can be won

August 4, 2006

Perhaps nothing underscores the significance of these midterm elections more than the reality of 2,500 U.S. soldiers killed and 18,000 maimed, needlessly, in Iraq, along with 100,000 Iraqi lives lost. The crisis in the Middle East...

Millions hitting Medicare doughnut hole trap

August 4, 2006

Seven million seniors will face dire health and financial consequences as they begin falling into Medicare Part D’s “doughnut hole,” warned several members of Congress at a July press conference. President Bush’s prescription drug plan creates...

War and peace and the unions

August 4, 2006

Workers’ Correspondence In the life of workers, no question has remained as crucial for determining the quality of life of working people as war and peace. In 21st-century America, the overriding desire of working people is...

THIS WEEK IN LABOR

August 4, 2006

Cheneyism spreads It’s been said that Republicans are dangerous to working people, but the threat seems to have reached a new level in Charleston, S.C. Two utility linemen working for South Carolina Electric and Gas were...

Nurse speaks out on short staffing

August 4, 2006

Workers’ CorrespondenceA registered nurse responds to Washington state correspondent Chris Lindberg’s report on a class action suit by nurses charging hospitals with conspiring to hold down their wages. I want to thank you for your article...