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  • No more environment left to wreck

    No more environment left to wreck

    March 17, 2006

    Secretary of the Interior Gail Norton announced her resignation March 10, saying that there was “no more environment left to wreck” after five years at her Cabinet-level job. Flanked by members of her Department of the...

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  • THISWEEKINLABOR

    THISWEEKINLABOR

    March 17, 2006

    Oakland teachers rally As the teachers union prepared to resume contract talks in its 20-month dispute with the Oakland Unified School District, parents, community supporters and San Francisco educators rallied with over 500 Oakland teachers and...

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  • Sunshine State janitors fight for a living wage

    Sunshine State janitors fight for a living wage

    March 17, 2006

    MIAMI — Hundreds of students, faculty, clergy, and community supporters marched through the University of Miami campus March 3 chanting, singing and carrying signs. At the edge of the campus this spirited throng joined scores of...

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  • N.Y. transit leader calls for new vote

    N.Y. transit leader calls for new vote

    March 17, 2006

    NEW YORK — The battle between bus and subway workers represented by Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority continues. Last week, over the objections of the MTA, the Public Employee Relations Board...

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  • Growing labor support for April 29 peace march

    Growing labor support for April 29 peace march

    March 17, 2006

    Trade union endorsements of the April 29 national “March for Peace, Justice and Democracy” in New York City are growing. Several large locals and district bodies, including Wisconsin State Federation of Labor, AFSCME District Council 37,...

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