health care
100,000 demand Clarence Thomas stay out of health care hearing
February 22, 2012Over 100,000 signatures demanding Justice Clarence Thomas recuse himself from upcoming March hearings on the Affordable Care Act were presented to the Supreme Court on Friday.
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Honduran resistance group forms political party
February 21, 2012Honduras' National Front for Popular Resistance gathered in Tegucigalpa, Feb. 11-12, to launch a political party. The name, Liberation and Re-foundation Party (Libre), is timely: Honduras is mired in catastrophe.
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Citing public safety concerns, Red Cross workers strike
February 15, 2012The strike was provoked by the agency's insistence on an "irresponsible" health care plan and a speed-up drive that compromises the safety of blood donors.
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Labor groups defend different pieces of national health care law
February 14, 2012With the national health care revision law yet to fully take effect, but under challenge before the Supreme Court, six labor organizations have stepped forward, four of them joining other groups, to defend different parts of...
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Thousands join picket lines at Kaiser Permanente’s California hospitals
February 1, 2012Thousands of workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across California marched on picket lines.
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