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Bush pays surprise visit to reality
September 7, 2007President calls two-hour stop in real world ‘informative’ President George W. Bush departed from his planned itinerary on Labor Day to make a surprise visit to reality, later calling the two-hour stop in the real world...
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Homecare workers win major gains
September 7, 2007SALEM, Ore. — Hardworking and tenacious homecare workers represented by Service Employees Local 503, Oregon Public Employees Union, have won significant improvements to wages, benefits and working conditions. They settled their 2007-2009 contract Aug. 30 after...
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THIS WEEK IN LABOR: Sept. 8
September 7, 2007American workers most productive and most exploited American workers stay longer in the office, at the factory or on the farm than their counterparts in Europe and most other rich countries, and they produce more per...
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WORLD NOTES: Sept. 8
September 7, 2007Chile: General strike triggers police repression The United Workers Central (CUT), Chile’s major labor confederation, launched a nationwide general strike Aug. 29. Workers and students marched, built barricades and demonstrated in many cities and towns. The...
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Western Sahara continues decolonization talks
September 7, 2007More than 50 years after the United Nations vowed to ensure the right to self-determination for every occupied territory, Western Sahara is still fighting for its independence. The current struggle began in early 1970s, when the...
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