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Northwest strikers to vote

October 21, 2006 By Barb Kucera

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The 14-month strike by 4,000 mechanics, cleaners and custodians at Northwest Airlines may end within 30 days if a majority of the workers, represented by the independent Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association, ratify a...

Teacher-student strike wave sweeps Greece

October 13, 2006

ATHENS, Greece — The nationwide public school system here has been virtually shut down as preschool and primary school teachers enter the fourth week of their strike, high school teachers conduct two-day work stoppages, and junior...

700 unionists ring bells to knock out Santorum

October 13, 2006

Angry steelworkers drive Bush brother into subway closetPITTSBURGH — Laughter, cheers and applause filled the Steelworkers union headquarters here, Oct. 7, when Allegheny County Labor Council President Jack Shea introduced steelworkers who had forced Florida Gov....

While remembering 9/11, dont forget the workers

October 6, 2006 By Jordan Barab

Study shows ground zero workers face serious health problems. Bush administration offered cover-ups and lies.

TAKE BACK OHIO moves to high gear

September 29, 2006

Labor walks fan out through a dozen cities in battleground stateCLEVELAND — “We’ve swung into high gear,” said Harriet Applegate, Cleveland area coordinator for Take Back Ohio, the effort by organized labor to oust key right-wing...