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Labor councils condemn violence against unions
March 8, 2002SAN FRANCISCO – The San Francisco Labor Council passed a strongly worded resolution condemning the destruction of the headquarters of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) in Nablus, Palestine, by Israeli F-16 fighter planes....
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AFL-CIO launches major organizing effort
March 8, 2002NEW ORLEANS – As has been the case ever since a team led by John Sweeney, Richard Trumka and Linda Chavez-Thompson assumed the leadership of the AFL-CIO in October 1995, organizing the unorganized was high on...
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Unionists celebrate Intl Womens Day
March 8, 2002CHICAGO – The Chicago Coalition of Labor Union Women (CLUW) held its 23rd annual Florence Criley Awards Dinner here March 3 in celebration of International Women’s Day.
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Honor Cesar Chavez!
March 8, 2002WHEREAS: Cesar Chavez, founder of the United Farmworkers of America, was one of the heroic figures of the 20th century, leading a five year boycott of grapes which led to the first union contracts for farm...
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American Indians blast Bush energy plan
March 7, 2002WASHINGTON – Backed up by Native American leaders from across the country, Alaska’s Gwich’in people assailed the Bush administration Feb. 11 for scheming to turn over to greedy oil companies their ancestral lands in the Arctic...
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