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N.Y. transit union spurs fight for safety
August 31, 2007NEW YORK — In June the New York Legislature passed a measure sponsored by the Transport Workers Union designed to enhance the safety of union members and all workers who toil in proximity to the moving...
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Casino workers talk union
August 31, 2007Talk of union is running high in the world’s largest casino located in southeastern Connecticut. Since opening 15 years ago, Foxwoods, which employs 12,000, has become the biggest private employer in the state. Most of the...
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WORLD NOTES: Sept. 1
August 31, 2007Canada: Quebec opposes war in Afghanistan In the next year and a half, Canada must decide on its continued deployment of 2,500 troops in Afghanistan. On Aug. 23, two Quebec soldiers became Canada’s 68th and 69th...
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As Greek government dithers, wildfires rage
August 31, 2007ATHENS, Greece — Extensive forest fires continued to rage for the fifth day throughout Greece, Aug. 28, spreading death and destruction to thousands of families and their homes. At least 64 people were reported dead, with...
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Prisoner exchange vexes Colombian politics
August 31, 2007“Sadly our children, our loved ones, are there in the forests, and we are in the middle of this political game between the government and the FARC,” said Gustavo Moncayo, a primary schoolteacher in Colombia, on...
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