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Solidarity turns tide for Goodyear workers
January 19, 2007PITTSBURGH — Labor and community solidarity with Goodyear workers, who ratified a new contract Dec. 28 after a three-month strike, reached such a level that United Steel Workers President Leo Gerard sent an e-mail/letter of appreciation...
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Boost minimum wage, right to organize
January 19, 2007There are many vital issues that helped forge the alliance that dealt such a devastating blow to the immoral ultra-right cabal last Nov. 7. Perhaps one of the least sung but critically important sectors is the...
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The fight pays off Justice vs. Wal-Mart
January 19, 2007Workers’ Correspondence Union busting has become so important to Wal-Mart, the nation’s biggest corporate fat cat, that it is offering to pay clerks and cashiers who sign up to work at its new “superstore” in Riverdale,...
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Teachers union endorses antiwar rally
January 19, 2007Workers’ Correspondence Over 1,000 union representatives and delegates attending the United Federation of Teachers Delegate Assembly on Jan. 10 gave a rousing response to President George Bush even before he gave his speech calling for an...
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WORLD NOTES
January 19, 2007Colombia: Journalist freed but still under threat Telesur correspondent Fredy Munoz, falsely accused of rebellion and terrorism, left jail in Barrinquilla, Colombia, Jan. 9. The campaign for Munoz’s release has raised demands for press freedom, freedom...
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