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Millions hitting Medicare doughnut hole trap
August 4, 2006Seven 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...
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War and peace and the unions
August 4, 2006Workers’ 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...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
August 4, 2006Cheneyism 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...
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Nurse speaks out on short staffing
August 4, 2006Workers’ 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...
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From NY, DC 37 member comments on new contract: How can public workers defend gains?
August 4, 2006Workers’ Correspondence How can public workers win decent contracts, given government insistence that contracts be funded by givebacks? How can public workers defend their hard-won health care benefits and pensions? These questions are being discussed by...
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