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WORKERS’ CORRESPONDENCE Dont be fooled by your bosss facts
June 17, 2009When the factory where I worked for 23 years closed down, I ended up in the health care industry. Working in the factory I became a strong union supporter. I learned that workers need a collective...
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Beetle-ravaged forests prompt pleas for aid
June 17, 2009WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials from Rocky Mountain states urged Congress on Tuesday help them avert a potential catastrophe this summer as they grapple with millions of acres of beetle-ravaged pines that are prone to fire. Local...
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Retirees set to tell lawmakers: Health care reform now
June 17, 2009Original source: For three hours before the formal opening of their annual legislative conference yesterday, members of the Alliance for Retired Americans got down to business by taking part in workshops on health care reform and...
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Turmoil in Iran widens
June 17, 2009Original source: TEHRAN (Tehranbureau.com), June 15 — Dusk on Monday witnessed the most shocking scenes so far from the aftermath to Iran’s disputed election. Events have have now escalated to a level of intensity unprecedented since...
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MULTIMEDIA Six years without justice at Congress Hotel
June 16, 2009CHICAGO -- Thousands of union members, their families and supporters marched in solidarity with Unite Here's Congress Hotel workers on the sixth anniversary of the strike, June 15. Gov. Pat Quinn and city aldermen were among...
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