John Bachtell
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Bachtell
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‘Baby steps’ herald beginning of end to Cuba blockade
October 13, 2009Despite a few missteps, momentum continues to build to end the 48 year-old US blockade of Cuba.
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Seven arrested at CIGNA demanding ‘profits out of health care’
October 8, 2009Seven health care activists were arrested when the refused to leave the lobby of CIGNA insurance company after they were denied a meeting with corporate executives.
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Rockford rallies for justice
October 5, 2009Protests continue over the police killing of an unarmed Black man in an Illinois church.
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Resurrection Health Care workers vow: ‘We’ll win our union’
September 29, 2009Solidarity is the word on the picketline as over 8,000 Chicago hospital workers fight to organize a union.
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CIGNA greed makes health care system sick
September 24, 2009CHICAGO – “Help! Help!” shrieked a young woman to passersby. “Uncle Sam is so sick!” The terrified woman stood over the prone body of Uncle Sam as she sought the attention of pedestrians beneath the cold...
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Illinois governor to strikers: ‘You speak for all on health care’
September 13, 2009“This picket line is really speaking for all the people of Illinois who need decent health care,” Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn told striking workers at SK Hand Tools Corporation. “Health care is not a privilege. It’s...
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Labor Day celebrated in Chicago with calls for solidarity
September 13, 2009Even in the face of the most severe economic crisis since the Great Depression, "labor solidarity does indeed work." So declared Gail Warner before a festive Sept. 7 Labor Day event at the Pullman State Historic...
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Decisive battle for health care reform lies ahead
September 13, 2009The fight for health care reform has been full of twists and turns and changes on a daily basis reflecting the epic nature of this battle. Some conclude from whatever President Obama and the Democratic leadership...
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