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  • Victory for sailor who said no to war

    Victory for sailor who said no to war

    May 20, 2005 By Susan Webb

    In a significant victory for Iraq war resisters, a Navy judge decided not to send sailor Pablo Paredes to jail for refusing to board a ship bound for Iraq. click here for related article click here...

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  • Texans celebrate May Day

    Texans celebrate May Day

    May 20, 2005

    AUSTIN, Texas — Workers, students and their families assembled on May 1 here to celebrate working-class solidarity and rejuvenate themselves for the ongoing struggle for social justice. The event was sponsored by the Industrial Workers of...

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  • Connecticut readers honor newsmakers

    Connecticut readers honor newsmakers

    May 20, 2005

    NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “The people can win” was the theme of this year’s May Day celebration here, held a week early on April 24 to allow for the participation of New Haven activists in the...

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  • Unity is heart and soul of labor power

    Unity is heart and soul of labor power

    May 20, 2005

    The following statement was released by the National Labor Commission of the Communist Party USA on May 16. Not since the dismal Cold War days of the 1950s has labor been under such attack from capital...

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  • Pensions hijacked: Bankruptcy scam rips off 119,000 United workers

    Pensions hijacked: Bankruptcy scam rips off 119,000 United workers

    May 20, 2005

    CHICAGO — “You might see me coming down the aisle 20 years from now with my walker,” said flight attendant Melissa Madden. Faced with the slashing of their pensions to the tune of $6.6 billion, she...

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