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Working families fighting for a voice@work
September 3, 2004The American labor movement has always been defined by our fights and our struggles. In the early 1900s when workers were being forced to work an ungodly number of hours every day, it was the labor...
Read moreFacing tough times, Ohio workers get moving to beat Bush
September 3, 2004ASHTABULA, Ohio — To say that Ohio is a battleground state in the 2004 elections is only half the story. The state’s workers are the rest of the story, the grass roots, the people being bombarded...
Read moreBushs drug policies are his Achilles heel
September 3, 2004The national media would do well to stop its collaboration with the Bush administration’s attempt to sidetrack the national election debate away from issues that are of economic and political importance to people in the U.S.:...
Read moreRail union heads urge merger
September 3, 2004SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (PAI) — By unanimous vote, officers of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (BMWE) recommended on Aug. 24 that its members approve a merger with the Teamsters. If approved in a mail ballot...
Read moreHard times in Minnesotas Red River Valley
September 3, 2004Buck Jones was nice enough to take my call although he hadn’t yet washed up after a morning out on his farm.
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