Fred Gaboury

Fred Gaboury was a member of the Editorial Board of the print edition of People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo and wrote frequently on economic, labor and political issues. Gaboury died in 2004. Here is a small selection of Fred’s significant writings: Eight days in May Birmingham and the struggle for civil rights; Remembering the Rev. James Orange; Memphis 1968: We remember; June 19, 1953: The murder of the Rosenbergs; World Bank and International Monetary Fund strangle economies of Third World countries

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World Bank and International Monetary Fund strangle economies of Third World countries
September 27, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
The World Bank’s origins go back to the Bretton Woods conference of July 1944, when leaders from 43 nations assembled to start building the global economy in the aftermath of World War II. U.S. Treasury Secretary...
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Labor boosts Wellstone campaign
September 27, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
If the election were held today, Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone would defeat his GOP opponent by a 47 to 44 margin, according to a poll conducted for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). Candidates for the Independence and...
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Mo. labor sets Senate race as top priority
September 21, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
ST. LOUIS – Delegates to the 21st semi-annual convention of the Missouri AFL-CIO left for home Sept. 17 united in their determination to return Jean Carnahan to the U. S. Senate in the Nov. 5 elections.
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One year later, public mood shifts
September 13, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
A recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows two different Americas – one in September 2001 and the other in September a year later. The differences are striking. Seldom have there been such shifts in the...
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Illinois AFL-CIO sets election goals
September 13, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
OAK PARK, Ill. – Labor 2002, the AFL-CIO campaign to elect worker-friendly candidates in this year’s election, rolled into the western suburbs of Chicago on Sept. 6.
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Machinist union extends Boeing contract
September 6, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
Contract talks between the Machinists Union (IAM) and Boeing were in a state of limbo as of press time. Although the existing contract expired at midnight on Sept. 1, the IAM agreed to extend the contract...
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Union members run for Congress
August 30, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
Even a brief look at the make-up of the 107th Congress helps explain why workers are catching hell these days. Yes, it is true that there are “friends of labor” who have 100 percent AFL-CIO voting...
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Minnesota AFL-CIO endorses Wellstone
August 23, 2002 By Fred Gaboury
DULUTH, Minn. – The more than 700 delegates to the 45th Constitutional Convention of the Minnesota State AFL-CIO cheered wildly as U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) asked for their support in his bid for a third...
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