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So long partner! What kind of jobs are out there?
March 15, 2002Workers Correspondence The LTV shutdown of its Chicago coke plant was staggered throughout December and early January. So it’s only natural that some workers got going on the job search sooner than others. One guy’s story...
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St. Louis janitors win raise
March 15, 2002ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Representing 3,000 janitors in the area, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 50 held a press conference here Feb. 26 to announce an “historic” agreement with 10 independent cleaning companies. The local...
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Health care myths
March 15, 2002Although Denzel Washington and John Q have gone far in exposing many of the myths about health care, a majority of Congress, too many physicians and many Americans still believe that the U.S., despite being the...
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Public supports bus strike
March 15, 2002Transport Workers Union Local 100 bus operators and maintainers in Queens, NY have been working over 15 months without a contract. Two weeks ago the union conducted a two-day work stoppage. Prior to that, there was...
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World urges end to Israeli occupation
March 15, 2002WASHINGTON – With the toll of dead and wounded Palestinians and Israelis rising, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan told Israel March 12, “You must end the illegal occupation” of Palestine. It was the first time...
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