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THIS WEEK IN LABOR: Oct. 13
October 12, 2007A big fat rat If you check in at an airport, don’t be surprised if you are greeted by a giant inflatable rat holding bags of money. United Airlines’ unionized pilots are using the rodent to...
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Port unveils clean truck proposal
October 12, 2007OAKLAND, Calif. — Truck pollution, now contributing to soaring rates of asthma, cancer and heart disease in the West Oakland community, may be heading downward under a new plan announced by Port of Oakland officials here....
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WORLD NOTES: Oct. 13
October 12, 2007Philippines: Blacklist bars rights advocates Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently reported that a government blacklist barred 504 people from 50 countries from entering the Philippines during July and August, before and after a ministerial meeting in...
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NATIONAL CLIPS: Oct. 13
October 12, 2007TACOMA, Wash.: Watada trial postponed BIRMINGHAM, Ala.: Front page sparks fight for equality WINFIELD, W.Va.: Cancer victims sue Monsanto JENA, La.: Rocker’s song invokes mayor’s protest
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New group affirms African-Latino identity
October 12, 2007CHICAGO — Over 200 people met at San Lucas United Church here Sept. 21 for the launching of the Afro-Latin@ Institute of Chicago. Its mission is to help strengthen research and build activist networks among Latinos...
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