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Hotel room attendants tell their stories
January 26, 2007SAN JOSE, Calif. — The walls of the meeting room were lined with photos of dozens of women, their warm and friendly faces contrasting sharply with the close-ups of their swollen, work-scarred hands, mounted below. The...
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Millions demand Senate enact, Bush sign 100-hour agenda
January 26, 2007WASHINGTON — Mass organizations with millions of members celebrated House passage in 42 hours of Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 100-hour agenda. They demanded that the Senate do the same, including raising the minimum wage, slashing college loan...
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Labor steps up for antiwar action
January 26, 2007Worker's Correspondence Organized labor played a key role in preparations for the Jan. 27 Washington antiwar march. Over the past three years, labor bodies at the national, regional and local level have become increasingly outspoken on...
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The State of the Union changing direction: Imperial presidency under fire
January 26, 2007News Analysis The concerns of most Americans who find it harder and harder to make ends meet, and who want to bring our troops home from Iraq, were ignored by George W. Bush in his State...
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Antiwar GI stands firm
January 26, 2007As the Feb. 5 date for his court martial approaches, Army First Lieutenant Ehren Watada continues his outspoken opposition to the war in Iraq. Speaking Jan. 23 on Democracy Now, Watada recalled that as he studied...
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