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Rail union heads urge merger
September 3, 2004SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (PAI) — By unanimous vote, officers of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees (BMWE) recommended on Aug. 24 that its members approve a merger with the Teamsters. If approved in a mail ballot...
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Hard times in Minnesotas Red River Valley
September 3, 2004Buck Jones was nice enough to take my call although he hadn’t yet washed up after a morning out on his farm.
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Arizona victory for Clean Election Law
September 3, 2004TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona’s “Clean Election Law,” which provides for publicly financed elections for all state offices, survived another assault from Republicans and their corporate backers this month. The state Supreme Court affirmed a lower court...
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Iraq: the stench of oil
September 3, 2004Ten years ago, and repeatedly during the 1990s, the U.S. was on the edge of war with Iraq. In his People Before Profits columns, the late Victor Perlo repeatedly examined the causes and consequences. We reprint...
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N.M. Latinos gear up to protect voting rights
September 3, 2004ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “We are here to make sure that each vote is respected and counted,” Claudia Cortez, chair of the New Mexico AFL-CIO Voting Rights Protection Program, told the 15th National Membership Meeting of the...
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