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  • Pennsylvanians demand school funding

    Pennsylvanians demand school funding

    December 19, 2003

    HARRISBURG, Pa. – Protesters organized by Good Schools Pennsylvania lined the steps of the Capitol Rotunda here Dec. 9 with a strong message for the State Senate: “Pass an education budget that greatly increases funding for...

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  • National Clips

    National Clips

    December 19, 2003

    SACRAMENTO, Calif.: Living wage victory Workers employed by private companies that receive Sacramento city money will ring in the New Year with a raise. On Dec. 9, the City Council in a 6-2 vote established a...

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  • Protesters occupy Baltimore School Board

    Protesters occupy Baltimore School Board

    December 19, 2003

    BALTIMORE – Hundreds of chanting students, parents, and school employees rallied outside the Baltimore School Board on Dec. 9 to protest the layoff of 1,000 school workers, a drastic measure to reduce a $52 million school...

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  • Attack on California workers comp

    Attack on California workers comp

    December 12, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

    The attack on the California Workers’ Compensation system, being orchestrated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s corporate think tanks, dramatizes the importance of workers’ comp in state politics.

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  • Public Health Association opposes new drug bill

    Public Health Association opposes new drug bill

    December 12, 2003

    Shortly before Congress passed the Bush administration-sponsored Medicare drug bill, the American Public Health Association said the bill “creates real problems in access to and the cost of prescription drug for seniors,” and urged its members...

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