Evelina Alarcon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Evelina Alarcon
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ILWU caucus votes for tentative agreement
December 20, 2002LOS ANGELES – The Longshore Division Caucus of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union overwhelmingly approved the tentative agreement signed by the ILWU negotiating committee and the Pacific Maritime Association on Dec. 12.
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International notes
December 19, 2002South Korea: Crowds mourn two girls killed by U.S. vehicle / South Africa: COSATU celebrates anniversary / Germany: Public workers threaten strike / Mexico: Workers seize factory / New Zealand: Maori health worker wins compensation
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December 13, 2002Venezuela: WFTU condemns ‘unconstitutional’ efforts to oust president / Turkey: Tens of thousands say ‘No!’ to war / Portugal: General strike against government assault on living conditions / South Africa: Minimum wage set for farm workers...
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National Clips
December 13, 2002NEW ORLEANS, La.: Bush loses Bayou / SEATTLE: Peace, not war / RICHMOND, Va.: Governors demand change in Bush economic policy / WASHINGTON: Green Party wins in 2002 / STERLING, Colo.: WalMart sells donated Toys for...
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Crowd greets appeals for solidarity
December 13, 2002BALTIMORE – A near-capacity crowd at Stony Run Friends Meeting Dec. 9 applauded as Luis Fernandes of Brazil and Edith Manrique of Colombia appealed for solidarity in their people’s struggles for democracy and national independence.
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Cuba offers to buy from black farmers in U.S.
December 6, 2002MIAMI – With their land and their livihoods on the line, America’s Black farmers have been locked in a battle with the federal government over equal access to low interest loans, grants and other aid. Now...
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U.S. fines group for giving medicine to Iraq
December 6, 2002On November 6 the U.S. Treasury Department imposed $20,000 in fines on Chicago-based Voices in the Wilderness (VitW), for delivering medicine to combat diseases that have killed half a million children since the U.S. imposed an...
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International notes
December 5, 2002World AIDS Day: More vigorous fight-back stressed / Venezuela: ‘Strike’ largely ignored / Britain: Firefighters suspend strike, warn of new actions / Iraq: CP will not join opposition conference / Haiti: Opposition fires on pro-gov’t demonstration...
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