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Bulgarian teachers strike for wage hike
October 19, 2007Bulgarian teachers began a nationwide strike late last month, calling for higher wages and increased spending on education. With an average salary of $320 a month, Bulgarian educators are among the lowest paid in Europe. Many...
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Germans grapple with train strike, jobless pay
October 19, 2007BERLIN — Among the issues grabbing the headlines in Germany these days are a big train strike and Social Democratic Party infighting over jobless insurance. On Oct. 12, suburban and municipal railway workers in the big...
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New opportunities to defeat far-right in New Mexico
October 19, 2007ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico is offering new opportunities to trounce the Republican right next year. A labor-community coalition scored a significant political victory this month, electing two pro-labor and community activists to the City Council...
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Latino action plan could swing 2008 vote
October 19, 2007News Analysis LOS ANGELES — The National Latino Congreso held here Oct. 5-9 projected an action plan and program to massively increase Latino voter turnout in 2008 and decisively impact the Nov. 8 presidential and congressional...
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WHATS REALLY GOOD: October 20
October 19, 2007Students rally against racism More than 100 students rallied outside New York’s Columbia University’s Teachers College and marched in support of professor Madonna G. Constantine on Oct. 11, after a noose was found hanging on her...
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