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  • As final NAFTA rules kick in, Mexicans worry

    As final NAFTA rules kick in, Mexicans worry

    December 21, 2007

    On New Year’s Day, the 13-year-old North American Free Trade Act linking the United States, Mexico and Canada will come into full bloom as the remaining tariffs on agricultural products, including corn, beans, sugar, milk and...

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  • Chiquita in the dock for murder

    Chiquita in the dock for murder

    December 21, 2007

    For lawyer Terry Collingwood, capital punishment has its place, especially if it means “the death of a truly evil corporation.” The reference was to Ohio-based Chiquita Corp., which last March pleaded guilty to making 100 payments...

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  • Coal company keeps miners on street for holidays

    Coal company keeps miners on street for holidays

    December 21, 2007 By Denise Winebrenner Edwards

    PITTSBURGH — Despite a rare, pro-labor ruling from the National Labor Relations Board, union coal miners who once worked at the Mammoth Mine in Kanawha County, W.Va., near Charleston, have still not been allowed to return...

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  • Unions bring holiday cheer in hard times

    Unions bring holiday cheer in hard times

    December 21, 2007

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — For over two decades, unions here have mobilized during the holiday season to give food and children’s gifts to needy families. This year, however, the campaign was bittersweet. The hundreds of union volunteers...

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  • Saluting the peoples struggle  and the PWW

    Saluting the peoples struggle and the PWW

    December 21, 2007

    People’s Weekly World fundraising events around the country the past few weeks showed the strength and vitality of the progressive movement. In Detroit, friends of the PWW came together to honor Angelo Deitos, Ruth Goldman, Dave...

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