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International notes
October 25, 2002Italy: General strike for workers’ rights / Colombia: Public workers need support / Kenya: Teachers gain int’l solidarity / Belgium: Int’l unionists denounce McDonald’s / Israel: 100,000 workers strike
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Israelis protest show trial of Palestinian
October 25, 2002TEL-AVIV – Marwan Barghouti, the leader of El-Fatah – the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s (PLO) majority party chaired by Yasser Arafat – is being convicted and sentenced to death by a small group of hysterical people. Barghouti,...
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National Clips
October 25, 2002Working families tell candidates: No more business as usual / Texas’ fate is in Latino hands / PHOENIX: Farmworkers lead voter registration drive / PHILADELPHIA: Activist runs for state rep. / BALTIMORE: NAACP says no ‘first-strike’...
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Nov. 5: A referendum on Bush policies
October 25, 2002Commentary These are not ordinary times. And Nov. 5 – Election Day – is no ordinary day. This election more than any in recent memory offers voters an unparalleled opportunity to strike a blow against the...
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ILWU to Bush: We wont let you take waterfront from us
October 25, 2002LOS ANGELES – International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) President James Spinosa and AFL-CIO Secretary Treasurer Richard Trumka both spoke at the Oct. 22 general membership meeting of ILWU Local 13 where nearly 2,000 members packed...
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