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Organizing for justice. Migrant and immigrant rights in the U.S.
February 3, 2006ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Students at the University of Michigan held a Migrant and Immigrant Rights Awareness and Labor Law Roundtable conference here Jan. 17-19. The gathering, organized by the students of MIRA (Migrant and Immigrant...
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Demand grows: Mine safety must be first priority
February 3, 2006Two more mine workers were killed in separate accidents in West Virginia Feb. 1, prompting Gov. Joe Manchin to call on all coal companies to cease production until safety checks can be conducted. “We’re going to...
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Alito confirmed over strong opposition
February 3, 2006One day after an unsuccessful filibuster attempt, the Senate confirmed Bush Supreme Court nominee Judge Samuel Alito, widely opposed for his extreme right positions, by a 58-42 vote. It was the second closest Supreme Court confirmation...
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Chvez: the U.S. people are indispensable
February 3, 2006CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez told a packed crowd at the Poliedro Stadium here, “The people of the United States are indispensable to saving to world, united with the peoples of Latin America and...
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Ford workers run over by profit drive. Communities will be devastated
February 3, 2006HAZELWOOD, Mo. — Over 1,900 Ford employees here will soon be out of a job. As part of a broad restructuring effort, dubbed ‘Way Forward,’ Ford Motor Company plans to idle production and begin laying off...
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