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  • I remember Winnie

    I remember Winnie

    May 7, 2004 By Jarvis Tyner

    Henry Winston, the former national chairman of the Communist Party USA, was a great leader of our party. I had the honor and privilege of working with him for over 30 years. He was a wonderful...

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  • Health illiteracy a serious threat

    Health illiteracy a serious threat

    May 7, 2004 By Phil E. Benjamin

    How many times have you heard, “Once they start talking about health care, after a few sentences, my eyes glaze over”? That is one kind of illiteracy in health care.

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  • Workers comp law a big step backward

    Workers comp law a big step backward

    May 7, 2004 By Joseph Hancock

    LOS ANGELES – Workers Memorial Day was observed April 28 at the UCLA Labor Center’s downtown campus as workers and labor relations professionals gathered for a comprehensive “clinic” on California’s new workers’ compensation law.

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  • CALIFORNIA  Health care bill under fire

    CALIFORNIA Health care bill under fire

    May 7, 2004

    The health care crisis faced by California’s workers has legislators and even some businesses seeking a solution. Nearly 7 million Californians are uninsured – 80 percent of them from working families. The passage of SB 2,...

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  • Its dog eat dog in textile

    Its dog eat dog in textile

    May 7, 2004

    Workers’ correspondence I recall being told when I was very young that if I worked hard for my employer I would always have a job. This may have been true decades ago, but today it’s dog...

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