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Decisive battle for health care reform lies ahead
September 13, 2009The fight for health care reform has been full of twists and turns and changes on a daily basis reflecting the epic nature of this battle. Some conclude from whatever President Obama and the Democratic leadership...
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Book exposes wage theft and how to stop it
September 13, 2009"Is that about the two and half million prison workers?" my nurse asked as she walked to my bed. I was reading Kim Bobo's book,
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It’s the working class
September 13, 2009I got my all time favorite t-shirt from the AFL-CIO online store. It's black with red lettering and reads, "Kicking Ass for the Working Class." The "Kicking Ass" part appeals to my Southern roots, experiences like...
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Sex-education effort raises storm clouds
September 13, 2009An attempt to help educators around the world develop sex-education programmes as a way to reduce unwanted pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among young people has become bogged down in controversy.
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Sept. 10: Day of action on Employee Free Choice
September 13, 2009The fight for workers’ freedom to form unions comes to Washington, D.C., tomorrow night, as advocates, activists and concerned citizens travel here to visit their senators and demand passage of the Employee Free Choice Act.
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