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  • Boston janitors continue strike with victories

    Boston janitors continue strike with victories

    October 11, 2002

    BOSTON – Janitors in the Boston metropolitan area continued their strike into the second week as six contractors broke rank with the Maintenance Contractors of New England and agreed to sign interim agreements with the union....

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  • Students hail court decision on UW fees

    Students hail court decision on UW fees

    October 11, 2002

    MADISON – Student leaders celebrated an Oct. 2 U.S. Court of Appeals decision that student fee policies here at the University of Wisconsin do not violate the Constitution. Members of the Associated Students of Madison called...

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  • School nurse: Put kids needs first

    School nurse: Put kids needs first

    October 11, 2002 By Louise Paul

    Recently a parent stopped by my office to thank me for taking care of her daughter while she was a student at the school where I work as a school nurse. Her daughter graduated in June...

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  • Activists take on the death penalty

    Activists take on the death penalty

    October 11, 2002

    CHICAGO – Almost three years ago, Gov. George Ryan (R), under tremendous pressure from activists, citizens and 13 exonerated death row inmates, enacted a moratorium on all death sentences in the state and formed a commission...

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  • Communists unite for Mideast peace

    Communists unite for Mideast peace

    October 11, 2002 By John Pappademos And Evelina Alarcon

    In a statement initiated by the Tudeh Party of Iran, 34 communist and workers parties around the world, including the Communist Party USA, joined together to demand β€œan end to all provocations and policies and actions...

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