National

Black telephone workers fight for MLK holiday

June 6, 2003

NEWARK, N.J. – Black telephone workers at Verizon are continuing their fight to force the company to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a paid holiday. Although Dr. King’s birthday was won as a federal...

Philadelphia calls for Patriot Act repeal

June 6, 2003

PHILADELPHIA - By a vote of 13-3, Philadelphia City Council joined 115 other local and state governments around the country to call for the repeal of the USA Patriot Act, May 29. Introduced by Councilman Angel...

Teach-ins say: Peace now! Dump Bush!

June 6, 2003

WASHINGTON – The nation’s capital was abuzz last week as peace activists from around the country pondered the next steps in the fight against the Bush doctrine of preemptive war at teach-ins organized by the Tikkun...

Bush tax cut leaves 16 million kids behind

June 6, 2003

CHICAGO – With eyes as big as headlights, Tatiana Graves is the center of the world to her doting family. It’s hard to imagine anyone leaving this chubby-cheeked cherub behind. But the 5-year-old is one of...

National Clips

June 5, 2003

Nationwide: This week over 9,000 workers ‘join the union’ The week of June 3 was a good week for the labor movement. Three thousand public workers, the Washington Public Employees Association, voted to affiliate with the...