Evelina Alarcon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Evelina Alarcon
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UFW marches for historic legislation
August 23, 2002LOS ANGELES – The United Farm Workers (UFW) are marching in a 150-mile, 10-day trek from the San Joaquin Valley to Sacramento, in order to pressure Governor Gray Davis to approve a history-making bill, which could...
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Lawmakers back longshore workers
August 23, 2002LOS ANGELES – California lawmakers lambasted the Bush administration for its threatened intervention in West Coast longshore negotiations, at a public hearing held at Banning Landing at the Port of Los Angeles on Aug. 16.
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Restore the American labor movement, restore the nation!
August 22, 2002In a speech to the 46th Convention of the Iowa Federation of Labor, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) called for renewed struggle “to bring economic justice to those who have created the wealth through their work.”...
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International notes
August 22, 2002Peru: Thousands of phone workers laid off / Nigeria: Women launch fresh protests / Yugoslavia: CP to run presidential candidate / Ireland: Protest vs. U.S. military landing rights / China: Gov’t pledges better food safety /...
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Truth stranger than fiction?
August 16, 2002In a development the American Civil Liberties Union has called “surreal,” an Aug. 6 Salon.com report says the Department of Justice is forwarding incoming Operation TIPS calls to Fox TV’s “America’s Most Wanted” series.
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August 16, 2002Israel: Public workers protest budget cuts/Slovakia: Civil liberties at stake/China: Low-cost housing to improve/Bangladesh: Jute workers strike to reopen factory/Uruguay: WFTU urges solidarity with workers
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NOW launches Truth About George website
August 9, 2002The National Organization for Women (NOW) announced July 31 it is launching a new website, TheTruthAboutGeorge.com. “to offer real information about what is going on and to help protect our democracy from being eroded under the...
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August 9, 2002China: New security concept at ASEAN meet/France: Unions, CP protest Air France privatization/Nigeria: Women win again/Uruguay: General strike protests economic crisis/Korea: Reunification Day fete planned/Canada: Auto workers leader aids homeless
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