Gary Bono
LATEST ARTICLES BY Gary Bono
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Labor
Verizon workers, allies stage massive contract rally
August 2, 2011Verizon, which earns billions in profits and whose chief officer makes $55,000 per day, is attacking the working conditions, health benefits and pensions of its unionized workforce.
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World
Turkish Cypriot unionists call for support
July 29, 2011Authorities in occupied northern Cyprus assaulted Turkish Cypriots as they peacefully protested a visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan.
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World
Turkish leader’s visit to occupied Cyprus sparks protest (video)
July 25, 2011Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan made a highly provocative visit July 20 to the Turkish-occupied region in northern Cyprus.
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World
Massive explosion rocks Cyprus naval base
July 19, 2011The blast is said to have been one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
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World
In Cyprus, Communists gain, but so do rightists
June 10, 2011In parliamentary elections May 22 in the island nation of Cyprus, the governing AKEL party - the island's Communist Party - gained seats and increased its voting percentage.
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Labor
N.Y. transit union pickets UPS, backs Turkish workers
September 2, 2010New York City union members converged outside United Parcel Service's midtown Manhattan office Sept. 1 for an informational picket line on labor rights issues in Turkey.
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World
Cyprus ruling party sees hope for peace
November 17, 2009Recently AKEL (the Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus's Communist Party) had a briefing from Cypriot President Dimitris Christofias, saying that peace was within sight.
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Peace
International labor campaign against nuclear weapons
November 7, 2009In a sign of growing international labor solidarity around broad social issues labor unions and peace groups have launched a new petition campaign to abolish nuclear weapons.
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