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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

LATEST ARTICLES BY Fred Gaboury

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    Our 2001 Fund Drive – the first $ 100,000

    Our 2001 Fund Drive – the first $ 100,000

    November 1, 2001 By Fred Gaboury

    It took a little longer than we had hoped but as of Oct. 12 we had raised our first $100,000 - $102,579 to be exact. Two states - Virginia and Maine - are over the top,...

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    Congress stiffs workers

    Congress stiffs workers

    November 1, 2001 By Fred Gaboury

    AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Senate filibuster that defeated legislation providing immediate aid for the 140,000 airline workers who will be laid off as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack 'signals an intention...

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    We need to reform jobless benefits

    We need to reform jobless benefits

    October 31, 2001 By Fred Gaboury

    In the weeks since the events of Sept. 11, the ranks of the unemployed have grown by nearly a half-million. Tens of thousands of airline workers have been joined by more thousands of laid-off workers in...

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    Anthrax test: Dogs first, workers last

    Anthrax test: Dogs first, workers last

    October 31, 2001 By Fred Gaboury

    Patricia Johnson, president of the 6,000-member Washington D.C.-Southern Maryland branch of the American Postal Workers Union, is angry - and she should be. Two of her members have died from inhalation anthrax and hundreds more may...

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