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Illinois labor leaders address jobs forum
December 7, 2001CHICAGO – A public forum was held at the UNITE here Nov. 26 to discuss “Alternatives to the Terror Economy,” the economy being promoted by the Bush administration. The forum was organized by the Committee for...
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Latin America and U.S. free trade
December 7, 2001Several times in the past year, we heard of Mexican refugees dying of dehydration in the Arizona desert. Who were they? A terrific pamphlet, “Cuban Leaders Speak on Neoliberal Globalization,” provides answers. (‘Neoliberal globalization’ is shorthand...
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Cleveland unites in fight with LTV
December 7, 2001CLEVELAND – United as never before, the people here are holding rallies, marches and vigils to block LTV Steel’s plans to close its mills here along with other plants in East Chicago, Ind., Hennepin, Ill. and...
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COSATU prepares for World Social Forum
December 7, 2001LAS VEGAS – Joseph Nkiso, first vice president of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), attended a workshop on global justice after Sept. 11 at the AFL-CIO convention here Dec. 3. AFL-CIO International Affairs...
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Hoffa: Take back the ports for labor
December 7, 2001LAS VEGAS – To a roar of cheers and applause, Jimmy Hoffa, Jr., president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), told the 24th AFL-CIO Convention Dec. 4, “We are going to take back the ports...
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