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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
April 7, 2006Delphi strike looms The growing disgust against corporate greed amongst workers in auto took another leap as the Delphi Corp. announced its plan in bankruptcy court on March 31 to void union contracts and close 25...
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WORLDNOTES
April 7, 2006Japan: Strong vote against U.S. bases When a referendum on a government plan to transfer 57 additional U.S. aircraft and another 1,600 U.S. troops to the Iwakuni Air Station was held last month, an overwhelming 90...
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Israeli elections reflect contradictory currents
April 7, 2006Israel’s March 28 national elections saw a setback for parties opposing withdrawal from the occupied territories and evacuation of the settlements, as well as stepped-up criticism of the government’s neoliberal social and economic policies. At the...
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Peru poised to shift left?
April 7, 2006The campaign of Peruvian populist Ollanta Moises Humala Tasso appeared to be poised for victory in the April 9 presidential election as the World went to press. A victory by Humala would doubtless upset the Bush...
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New Orleans rally: Save Charity Hospital
April 7, 2006Two hundred doctors, other health care workers, patients and “Charity babies” — New Orleans residents born at the city’s Charity Hospital — rallied March 25, demanding that President Bush, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco and the Louisiana...
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