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Emergency contraception: As health care professionals, can pharmacists just say no?

January 6, 2006

When taken within 72 hours of sexual intercourse, emergency contraception (EC) can prevent pregnancy. Target recently announced that it would allow pharmacists at its stores to refuse to fill prescriptions for EC, if dispensing it would...

Gulf Coast update

January 6, 2006

Katrina survivors to rally in D.C. Survivors of Hurricane Katrina and their supporters will demonstrate in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8-9, to demand “the right to return and the funds to rebuild” from lawmakers. The ACORN Katrina...

N.Y. teachers on track with transit workers

January 6, 2006

Workers’ Correspondence On Dec. 14, 2005, the Delegate Assembly of the United Federation of Teachers in New York City voted to support the strike of the Transit Workers Union “by any means necessary.” The motion came...

Good news, bad news for Calif. health care

January 6, 2006

The good news about health care in California is that last year, many of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s efforts to slash health coverage for the poor and disabled were defeated, while coming up this year are measures...

This week in labor

January 6, 2006

Wal-Mart wins ‘Grinch of Year’ title For the second year in a row, Wal-Mart has won Job with Justice’s “Grinch of the Year” contest. The company is held in contempt by millions of Americans for leading...