Labor

                
  • March unemployment report: More bad news

    March unemployment report: More bad news

    April 11, 2003 By Fred Gaboury

    None of the numbers in the March unemployment report are good: * Official unemployment stuck in the 5.8 percent range.

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  • Police attack injures  protesters, workers

    Police attack injures protesters, workers

    April 11, 2003 By John Lane

    OAKLAND, Calif. – Outraged witnesses and community leaders used words like “preemptive,” “premeditated,” and “brutal” during an emotionally charged meeting of the Oakland City Council to describe the Oakland Police Department’s attack on anti-war demonstrators and...

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  • Whole Foods: Fresh fruit, rotten benefits

    Whole Foods: Fresh fruit, rotten benefits

    April 10, 2003

    NEW YORK – Over 300 United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) members and supporters, protesting Whole Foods’ anti-union policies, held a spirited rally here April 4 as part of a local effort to inform customers that...

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  • in Arizona

    in Arizona

    April 4, 2003

    TUCSON – Over 650 marchers, many carrying signs that read, “Peace is Patriotic,” celebrated the Third Annual Cesar Chavez Day March and Rally for Peace. “I want to thank the Tohono ‘O’odham people for allowing us...

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  • in Illinois

    in Illinois

    April 4, 2003

    CHICAGO – Illinois celebrated the life of Cesar Chavez as a fighter for peace, justice and workers’ rights March 31, following the passage by the state legislature of a resolution commemorating his birthday. The City of...

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