Rick Nagin
LATEST ARTICLES BY Rick Nagin
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Labor
May Day returns to Toledo with slam at Red Cross
May 3, 2012May Day returned to this industrial city Tuesday as hundreds rallied in front of the municipal Government Center.
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Opinion
The 2012 elections and socialism
April 26, 2012No objective person can fail to see that the presidential election is currently the main form of the class struggle in our country.
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Labor
Community support grows for striking Red Cross workers
April 19, 2012They cheered Bill Dudley, speaking for 150 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 75 forced to strike Toledo Red Cross in late March.
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U.S.
Grassroots base organizing for Obama’s reelection
March 23, 2012"I'm tired of the disrespect for President Obama," Elaine Price told the cheering convention participants.
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Labor
Striking workers converge on Red Cross headquarters
March 23, 2012Northern Ohio Red Cross workers brought their anger and frustration to the agency's National Headquarters in Washington.
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U.S.
Kucinich falls to right-wing gerrymandering
March 12, 2012The defeat of eight-term Congressman Dennis Kucinich in last week's Democratic primary was a huge disappointment to the voters of Cuyahoga County.
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Opinion
Red Cross workers fight for respect, donor safety
March 9, 2012This stance has caused strikes in 14 other Red Cross regions in the past year, Al Mixon, the local's principal officer, said.
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Labor
Citing public safety concerns, Red Cross workers strike
February 15, 2012The strike was provoked by the agency's insistence on an "irresponsible" health care plan and a speed-up drive that compromises the safety of blood donors.
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