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Coalition of Black Trade Unionists: Building labor-community unity for progress
June 10, 2005The People’s Weekly World interviewed William (Bill) Lucy, president of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, at its 34th annual convention in Phoenix, May 29. Martin Frazier, contributing editor, conducted the interview. Lucy is secretary-treasurer of...
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Conference asks: Is Wal-Mart good for America?
June 10, 2005LOS ANGELES — The UCLA Labor Center here held a special conference on Wal-Mart, June 4. It was educational. It was emotional. And it was packed. Conference participants asked simply, “Is Wal-Mart Good For America?”
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Beware these coalition proposals
June 10, 2005A May 29 New York Times article by Robert Pear, “Health Leaders Seek Consensus Over Uninsured,” reported that “24 ideologically disparate leaders representing the health care industry, corporations and unions, and conservative and liberal groups have...
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Texans protest school cuts
June 10, 2005DALLAS — Dallas school employees staged a rally here May 23 to protest attacks on public education and tax giveaways to the rich. School board member Ron Price and officers of the American Federation of Teachers...
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Job gains weakest in 2 years
June 10, 2005The latest employment report, released by the Labor Department June 3, showed job growth slowed nearly to a crawl in May. Employers boosted payrolls by only 78,000 after a hiring spurt of 274,000 in April. May’s...
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