Labor
Texas workers fight cuts in public services
April 17, 2003AUSTIN – The right wing’s drive to slash government services in Texas ran into stiff resistance when about 2,000 workers converged here April 9. They gathered to tell state leaders that Texas can’t afford cuts to...
Read moreDying to work: Humanitarian disaster on the desert
April 11, 2003SASABE, Sonora, Mexico – The Sonoran desert has a delicate, haunting beauty. Hundreds of species of birds, cacti and lizards have adapted to survive its lack of water and brutal temperatures exceeding 120 degrees. The list...
Read moreMarch unemployment report: More bad news
April 11, 2003None of the numbers in the March unemployment report are good: * Official unemployment stuck in the 5.8 percent range.
Read moreWhole Foods: Fresh fruit, rotten benefits
April 10, 2003NEW YORK – Over 300 United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) members and supporters, protesting Whole Foods’ anti-union policies, held a spirited rally here April 4 as part of a local effort to inform customers that...
Read moreTent city set up to save hospital
April 4, 2003LOS ANGELES – With chants of “Save Rancho” and “These cuts won’t heal,” over 150 community, labor and disabled activists, many in wheelchairs, marched in front of the Rancho Los Amigos Hospital administration building here recently...
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