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A story of love, sacrifice and struggle
April 5, 2008Movie REVIEW Under the Same Moon Directed by Patricia Riggen Fox Searchlight, 2008 PG-13, 109 minutes By Pepe Lozano Every day immigrants trek across the dangerous U.S.-Mexico border and are forced to find work here because...
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Graduate students win at University of Michigan
April 5, 2008The sounds of building construction at the University of Michigan were replaced March 25 by the jubilant chants of over 600 picketers demanding a fair contract between the university and the Graduate Employees Organization. Despite the...
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Company fails to pressure striking workers
April 5, 2008DETROIT — More than 3,650 members of the United Auto Workers at American Axle have been on strike in Michigan, Indiana and New York since Feb. 26. The strike is affecting General Motors operations throughout North...
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Blogging from India
April 5, 2008HYDERABAD, India — As I arrived at the Begumpet airport here, part of a two-person delegation of the Communist Party USA, we were greeted by a delegation of bank workers and members of their union.
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Labor seeks unity in health care drive
April 5, 2008The AFL-CIO is pushing for passage in 2009 of universal, affordable national health care, and is working to build unity among workers, community groups and even businesses supportive of the idea. The federation is fighting for...
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