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Worker safety an issue for 2004 elections

January 23, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

North Carolina senator and Democratic presidential aspirant John Edwards criticized the Bush administration for failing to protect U.S. workers and issued a comprehensive program to strengthen the Occcupational Saftey and Health Administration (OSHA) on Dec. 31.

Protest dismantling of home health care

January 23, 2004

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – More than 1,000 home health care providers and recipients gathered Jan. 13 outside the State Capitol to answer the call to battle against Gov. Arnold Schwartzenegger and the vicious cuts he proposes as...

Watch out for this bill!

January 23, 2004

Workers’ Correspondence I just got off the phone with a very nice young woman by the name of Gail, who handles legislation and lobbying for the national office of the AFL-CIO in Washington, D.C. I was...

The politics of indices

January 23, 2004 By David Eisenhower

DOW, NASDAQ, and GDP don’t truly reflect the health of the nation

National Clips

January 23, 2004

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas: Wal-Mart locks up workers With 1.2 million workers in 3,500 stores, Wal-Mart has hit upon a trick to increase their profits which even its competitors condemn. The mega-store locks in workers overnight in...