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Boston janitors continue strike with victories
October 11, 2002BOSTON β 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....
Read moreStudents hail court decision on UW fees
October 11, 2002MADISON β 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...
Read moreSchool nurse: Put kids needs first
October 11, 2002Recently 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...
Read moreActivists take on the death penalty
October 11, 2002CHICAGO β 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...
Read moreCommunists unite for Mideast peace
October 11, 2002In 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 βan end to all provocations and policies and actions...
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