Evelina Alarcon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Evelina Alarcon
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NYC Labor marches for immigrant detainees
April 5, 2002BROOKLYN, N.Y. – On March 23, some 350-400 people attended the Day of NYC Labor Solidarity with immigrant detainees who have been held following Sept. 11.
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International Notes
April 5, 2002Report says Afghan food airdrops ineffective/Indian gov’t workers plan nationwide strike/eachers demand better pay, working conditions/Construction to start on new Shanghai harbor/Czechs living abroad urged to vote
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Michigan ups benefits
March 29, 2002LANSING, Mich. – Two thousand workers attended a rally here March 13 at the state capitol. The rally was called by the State AFL-CIO to pressure the right wing Republican-controlled legislature to increase the benefit amount...
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Health care: No level playing field
March 29, 2002A study by the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine shows racial and ethnic minorities tend to receive lower-quality health care than whites do, even when insurance status, income, age and severity of conditions are comparable. The...
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Honor César Chávez
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International Notes
March 29, 2002Turkish anti-war rally held despite gov’t ban/Russian workers strike over unpaid wages/Australian Easter protest threatened with ban/Youth urge solidarity with Palestinians
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CPUSA conference urges all-out mobilization Apr. 20 march for peace and justice
March 22, 2002CHICAGO – Meeting in the context of the continuing U.S. bombing of Afghanistan and the danger of expansion of the war into Iraq, intensified Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and mounting danger of use of...
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Cuba urges cooperation to fight drugs
March 22, 2002The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week again proposed agreements for U.S.-Cuban cooperation in fighting drug trafficking, illegal immigration and terrorism.
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