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UE and the Cold War
September 23, 2009The struggles and the conditions of electrical workers through the Cold War years of the late 1940s and the 1950a are examined in depth in “Generation of Resistance” by John Bennett (Ben) Sears.
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The U.S. health care system: values and priorities
September 20, 2009The current battles over American health care system are indicative of a wider philosophical and social divide. What is at stake and what is the desired outcome of each side?
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Union was in her soul
September 20, 2009Crystal Lee Sutton, the North Carolina textile worker played by Sally Fields in the 1975 movie "Norma Rae," has died of cancer. Many have pointed to her death as another tragic example of the impact of...
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Tale of two worlds
September 19, 2009At the AFL-CIO labor convention, teabaggers, birthers and other haters seem a world away. Firefighters, ironworkers, teachers and office professionals all took the floor making the case for a labor movement fully engaged on fighting for...
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LETTERS, September 19, 2009
September 19, 2009Tucson for EFCATucson, Arizona, became the latest city to endorse passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Tucson’s Republican Mayor, and the all Democratic city council voted unanimously to pass a resolution extolling the proposed legislation...
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