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Anti-war movement grows in labor ranks
October 24, 2002Growing sections of organized labor are making the connection between U.S. military aggression abroad and cuts in social programs at home. Also, many in the labor movement are openly opposing the curtailment of civil liberties. Some...
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Vote for health care
October 24, 2002Workers Correspondence The 2002 elections offer another opportunity to press for an agenda that meets the health, housing, education and safety needs of the people. Congress still has time to enact a prescription drug bill that...
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Retirees who wont quit
October 24, 2002Where do over two million union members go when they retire? The AFL-CIO has an answer: the Alliance for Retired Americans (ARA). The concept driving this organization is that retired trade unionists continue their contribution to...
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Production at any cost? Dockers say No!
October 24, 2002Commentary When longshore workers go to work in the morning, they hope to come back to their family at the end of the day in one piece, and able to go to work the next day....
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Our children cant vote, but you can …
October 24, 2002What am I missing here? The Oct. 7 New York Times ran a front-page article that said a majority of Americans believe President Bush and congressional leaders are spending too much time studying war while neglecting...
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