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To honor Dr. King, a new call to action
January 25, 2008Memphis 1968 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two workers, sheltering themselves from a cold, torrential downpour in this Mississippi River port, were chewed up like trash in the back of a malfunctioning garbage truck. Thus began, in 1968,...
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To fix economy, put working class first
January 25, 2008While stock markets plunge and panic spreads in financial circles, what happens when the economy goes into recession?
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2007 Fund Drive Complete!
January 24, 2008$201,000 – Thank you! We finally have all the numbers tallied: the 2007 PWW Fund Drive went $1,000 over its goal of $200,000 — the most we've raised in years. And more money is coming in,...
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Congress returns with economy topping agenda
January 23, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--“It’s the economy, stupid.” That 1992 campaign slogan by Bill Clinton might be the theme as the Democratic-run 110th Congress returns to hard work on Capitol Hill in mid-January. With unemployment jumping to 5% in...
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Despite Bush veto threat, House passes new mine safety bill
January 23, 2008WASHINGTON (PAI)--Despite a veto threat by anti-worker GOP President George W. Bush, the Democratic-run House passed a new mine safety bill--strongly supported by the AFL-CIO, the Mine Workers, the Steel Workers and mine victims’ families--by 214-199...
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