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Worker displacement: A fancy name for losing a job
September 5, 2002Every three years since 1984 the Employment and Training Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor has released information on workers who were “displaced” from their jobs. The latest survey shows that in the months between...
Read moreSalt of Earth school opens Sept. 14
September 5, 2002TUCSON, Ariz. – Salt of the Earth Labor College has just released its schedule for Fall 2002. It is the school’s tenth year of educating workers and the progressive community here. Kicking off the semester, Sept....
Read moreEvergreen labor slams war, hails Irene
September 5, 2002SPOKANE, Wash. – This year’s convention of the Washington State Labor Council adopted several hard-hitting resolutions in the fight-back against the ultra-right. Convention delegates also honored long-time union activist Irene Hull, known to many as a...
Read moreInternational notes
September 5, 2002Earth Summit: Unions urge more government responsibility / China: Government acts to cut unemployment / Mauritania: Drought-stricken land asks aid / Korea: Reconnecting diplomatic & transit arteries / Cuba: New website debuts Sept. 13 / Brazil:...
Read moreSharons Chief of the Army
September 5, 2002TEL AVIV – Who is the Chief of General Staff, the chief commander of the Israeli army? His name is Moshe Ya’alon, a professional soldier with the rank of a Lieutenant-General. Ya’alon has held the position...
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