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  • Laundry corp. treats workers like dirt

    Laundry corp. treats workers like dirt

    June 4, 2004

    ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Nearly 100 UNITE and Jobs with Justice members, as well as, youth and community activists rallied outside of the Angelica Corp. shareholders meeting here, May 25. At issue are Angelica’s repeated labor...

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  • National Clips

    National Clips

    June 4, 2004

    NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Hundreds demand “Fire Bush” While the grotesque amounts of money the Bush administration is spending on this campaign captures headlines, the grassroots movement to dump Bush is out at every stop, every photo-op and...

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  • Fast 4 Education at Calif. state capitol

    Fast 4 Education at Calif. state capitol

    June 4, 2004

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Six activists from West Contra Costa County, including one mother, two teachers, one student and two community members, are now on a water-only “Fast 4 Education” at the state capitol to bring attention...

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  • GOP assault on school funding fails

    GOP assault on school funding fails

    June 4, 2004

    AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas Legislature adjourned its special session on public school finance May 19, two days early, as Republican lawmakers and the Republican governor failed to agree on a new funding structure for the...

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  • Attorney released from Ashcroft hell

    Attorney released from Ashcroft hell

    June 4, 2004

    PORTLAND, Ore. – The FBI apologized to Portland attorney Brandon Mayfield on May 24 after he was released from two weeks in the Multnomah County Detention Center. While Mayfield was held without charges as a “material...

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