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Jobs with Justice report calls for Medicare for all plan
October 22, 2004ST. PAUL, Minn. — All Americans could have health insurance while actually spending less than we do now if the nation reforms the pharmaceutical industry and switches to a national health plan similar to Medicare, a...
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State of Working America looks bleak
October 22, 2004To survive, families have taken on more debt, with the ratio of household debt to disposable income reaching 108.3 percent.
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City workers win rights in right-to-work city
October 22, 2004SAN ANTONIO — Members of Service Employees International Union Local 1967 are engaged in a vigorous campaign to educate city workers here about their rights to safe working conditions, clear promotion and training policies, affordable insurance,...
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California Latinos face big wage gap
October 22, 2004Even though Latino workers in California have won substantial wage increases over the past 25 years, the gap between their average annual income and those of all other workers in the state has widened, according to...
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International notes
October 22, 2004Global: Youth unemployment soaring The International Labor Organization (ILO) said last week that half the world’s unemployed are between 15 and 24 years of age. The ILO’s report, “Global Unemployment Trends for Youth, 2004,” said the...
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