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United flight attendants OK strike

January 7, 2005

CHICAGO — Flight attendants at United Airlines have overwhelmingly authorized their union to call for targeted “CHAOS” strike activities should a federal bankruptcy court permit management to abrogate its collective bargaining agreement with its employees, the...

Mass transit faces massive crisis

January 7, 2005

PHILADELPHIA — The Republican-led state Legislature left Harrisburg last month without addressing the massive budget crisis faced by the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Agency (SEPTA). As a result, SEPTA’s board proposed to increase fares 50 percent, to...

Bushs pledge to Africa on AIDS falls short

January 7, 2005

News Analysis The Bush administration’s commitment to assist African nations in their battle against the AIDS epidemic is increasingly open to question. Despite Bush’s announcement of a five-year, $15 billion “Emergency Relief Plan for AIDS” during...

Sailor refuses to be part of Iraq war

January 7, 2005 By Susan Webb

In a case that hearkens back to the Vietnam era, 23-year-old Navy Petty Officer Third Class Pablo Paredes has said, in effect, “Hell no, I won’t go.” At the pier in San Diego, Calif., Dec. 6,...

Putting the globe in the World

January 7, 2005 By Susan Webb

We’re excited to announce that People’s Weekly World Managing Editor Mark Almberg will travel to Porto Alegre, Brazil, to provide first-hand coverage of the fifth World Social Forum, Jan. 26-31.