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Pressure to overhaul unemployment
November 30, 2001DALLAS, Texas – Jim Lange has worked at LTV for 27 years and the company has filed for bankruptcy twice. “Each time the union has made concessions in order to keep the outfit going,” Lange said....
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Workers lose at WTO meet
November 30, 2001George Becker, in a message from Doha, Qatar, told the United Steelworkers of America (USWA), “The apparent goal of the [World Trade Organization] at this session in Doha is to eliminate forever the idea that trade...
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Afghan childrens fund: show us the money
November 30, 2001“America’s Fund for Afghan Children” – this is the name George W. Bush has given his “dollar for Afghan kids” drive. My daughter received a letter from her school requesting that she bring a dollar in...
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Its official! Economy in recession
November 30, 2001AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Nov. 26 announcement that the economy was now officially in a recession confirmed what America’s working families have known for months.
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Labor takes a stand for justice
November 30, 2001Union forces seek points of unity On Sept. 11 thousands said goodbye to their families and went to work. Thousands died that day, including 600 union members. Thousands continue to labor at Ground Zero, recovering the...
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