Labor
Thousands march for immigrant rights in San Antonio
April 20, 2006SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio School District students walked out of classes April 10 along with students from Alamo District to protest the immoral Sensenbrenner bill, HR 4437, which would criminalize many immigrants as “illegals” and...
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May Day/Cinco de Mayo supplement to print edition
April 14, 2006May Day/Cinco de Mayo supplement to print edition Advertise your book, bumper sticker, CD or DVD or send greetings in this special supplement to the print edition, which will be published in the May 6-12 issue....
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Victory! France scraps anti-labor law
April 14, 2006French President Jacques Chirac bowed April 10 to the pressure of millions of students and workers marching across France and withdrew a hated law granting employers the right to fire a young worker at will for...
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Injuries lead nurses to quit. Union launches drive for state regs
April 7, 2006Saying huge numbers of on-the-job injuries from lifting and turning patients causes ever-increasing legions of nurses to quit, American Federation of Teachers’ nurses division launched a drive for state legislation mandating that hospitals install devices to...
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Labor law reform in France
April 7, 2006More than a million people in France have taken to the streets against their conservative government’s attempts to change the country’s labor law. According to the conventional wisdom here in the United States, “Old Europe” is...
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