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Front line news flash! Workers remain solid in American Axle strike
April 4, 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. American Axle called back 140 workers March 31 who...
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Unions challenge Bush no match plan
April 4, 2008The United Food and Commercial Workers has stepped up its fight against Bush administration use of “no match” Social Security letters against workers whose on-the-job identification doesn’t match what’s in government files. The government uses the...
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Letters – April 5, 2008
April 4, 2008Not the jobs we wanted Dallas just received the news that we’re getting 140-odd new job openings over at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The bad news is that they’re in the department that reviews bank...
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Defeating McCain
April 4, 2008Democratic primary and caucus voters in record numbers have given Barack Obama a lead in both the popular vote and delegates. He is expected to continue to lead in popular vote and pledged delegates through the...
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Mexico readies for battle on oil privatization
April 4, 2008The right-wing government of President Felipe Calderon is about to present a plan which opponents fear will entail the privatization of Mexico’s government-owned petroleum industry. Battles are already developing within and between the major political parties...
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