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Worldnotes – May 2, 2008
May 3, 2008Honduras: General strike reflects discontent A “march against neoliberalism” called by labor federations, peasant organizations and teachers’ groups resulted April 17 in 2 million no-show workers throughout Honduras. Tens of thousands filled the streets and 15...
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McCain a no-show on equal pay for women
May 3, 2008GOP presidential candidate John McCain is saying it’s fine with him if women never get justice for pay discrimination they suffer on the job. Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama left their campaign trails and...
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Unions say workplaces more dangerous under Bush
May 3, 2008Report scores on-the-job fatalities CROCKETT, Calif. — How much is a human life worth? If that life was claimed by one of the nearly 6,000 U.S. workplace fatalities in 2006, the answer is just $10,133. In...
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Video/Audio: Labor Says No to Housing Cuts
May 3, 2008NEW YORK - Trade unionists, housing activists, and residents of New York City public housing gathered at City Hall today to protest the Bush administration's proposed budget cuts to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).
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We are workers, not criminals
May 3, 2008In the big immigrant marches that swept the country on May Day in 2006 and 2007, one sign said it all: 'We are workers, not criminals!' Often it was held in the calloused hands of men...
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