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French heat deaths point to health funding crisis
October 17, 2003The World Health Organization has ranked the French health insurance system, where the labor movement is involved in its policy-making from top and bottom, as the best in the world.
Read moreZeal for market: But what about justice?
October 17, 2003In a recent column on “Socialist Market Economy,” Erwin Marquit argues for the merits of market-based economies and against the deficiencies of planned economies. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the European socialist community,...
Read moreWal-Mart, corporate outlaw
October 17, 2003The United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW), which represents the nation’s grocery and retail clerks, has set Jan. 14 as a National Day of Action against Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer. Last year UFCW held...
Read moreLabor women chart fightback
October 17, 2003“We’re going to use our saw to trim that shrub,” vowed carpenter Pat Stell, using the tools of her trade to describe the role of union women in next year’s presidential campaign. “He is not of...
Read moreLabor 2004: Theres a new kid on the block
October 17, 2003The movement to defeat George Bush in November 2004 got another boost on Oct. 6 when the Voices for Working People Coalition (VWPC) announced its arrival on the electoral battlefield.
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