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  • Security officers organizing in Oakland, Berkeley

    Security officers organizing in Oakland, Berkeley

    May 19, 2006

    OAKLAND, Calif. — As part of a nationwide campaign by the Service Employees union to organize security guards, workers at ABC Security Services are in the midst of a drive to win justice on the job...

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  • Mothers Day plea: Give my mom a break

    Mothers Day plea: Give my mom a break

    May 19, 2006

    CHICAGO — On May 11, hotel housekeepers, their children, members of Unite Here Local 1 and their supporters held a Mother’s Day rally in front of the State of Illinois building, calling attention to the problem...

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  • NATIONALCLIPS

    NATIONALCLIPS

    May 19, 2006

    WASHINGTON: Families say ‘protect miners’ lives’ It has been three and half months since 12 coal miners died in West Virginia’s Sago Mine. There have been congressional, state and public hearings and investigations. The West Virginia...

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  • Texas labor picks candidates

    Texas labor picks candidates

    May 19, 2006

    IRVING, Texas — The Texas AFL-CIO held its 46th Political Education (COPE) convention here, May 8-9. Democrats, independents, and even one Republican made persuasive appeals for labor’s endorsement. The Texas labor movement has been strengthened by...

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  • Puerto Ricans uneasy as schools, agencies reopen

    Puerto Ricans uneasy as schools, agencies reopen

    May 19, 2006

    While 100,000 public sector workers went back to work in Puerto Rico May 15 and 500,000 pupils returned to finish the last two weeks of school, Puerto Ricans have lost faith in the colonialist politicians, polls...

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