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Editorials
May 3, 2002Another shot at unions We started to say “they’re at it again.” But that misses the point: they are still at it. 'They' are the Bush administration, whose attacks on the labor movement began even before...
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Epileptic, restrained by police, dies
May 3, 2002BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Bodily pressure that impaired his breathing caused the death of a New York man who died in police custody here April 16, apparently while he was suffering an epileptic seizure, authorities said. Santiago...
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School bus drivers vote for union representation
May 3, 2002NEW HAVEN, Conn. – School bus drivers at First Student voted overwhelmingly for union representation in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election April 12. Choosing union by a margin of 119-36, the workers, Latina and...
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Illinois AFL-CIO: One million strong, together as one
May 3, 2002SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With their placards bobbing like white caps on a sea of brightly colored T-shirts, 10,000 trade unionists flooded the street in front of the state capitol here in a “Solidarity Day” show of...
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The rich get richer and
May 3, 2002“Pulling Apart: A State-by-State Analysis of Income Trends,” released jointly by the Center on Budget Policy and Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) April 23, documents the growing gap between those in the top fifth...
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