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March 23, 2010What do Strongsville, Ohio; Pleasanton, California; Jefferson City, Missouri; and the Bronx, NY have in common? All were the setting for stories featured in the peoplesworld.org last week.
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Workers lose fight to keep NUMMI open
March 22, 2010The United Auto Workers' campaign to keep the New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI) plant open has ended in defeat.
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New York May Day reborn
March 22, 2010This year, New York's historic May Day celebrations will be reborn with a mass march and rally organized by the labor and immigrant rights movements.
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Labor rally calls for jobs, protests Bank of America
March 22, 2010A spirited lunchtime crowd of some 2000 workers heard local, state and national leaders slam Wall Street and urge action and large-scale investment for jobs.
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“Arrest insurance execs for criminal activity,” health care supporters demand
March 10, 2010Some 5,000 activists demanding "Health Care Now!" descended on the nation's capital March 9 to call for the arrest of the nation's leading health insurance executives.
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