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Steelworkers show the way on fair trade
August 12, 2010Last week the United Steelworkers union (USW) announced important agreements with two Chinese clean energy companies.
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UN water vote seen as triumph for Bolivia’s Morales
August 12, 2010Bolivia's president won praise July 28 when the UN General Assembly approved a groundbreaking Bolivian resolution on the right of all human beings to water and sanitation.
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Actor Danny Glover visits Cuba Five prisoner in Calif. prison
August 12, 2010Although the encounter had been months in the making, actor Danny Glover's visit August 8 with Cuban Five Prisoner Gerardo Hernandez at the Victorville, California, maximum security federal prison came at just the right time.
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Burger retires from SEIU, Change To Win posts
August 12, 2010Anna Burger, who as recently as a few months ago envisioned herself leading the Service Employees, retired on Aug. 11 from her job as its Secretary-Treasurer, the union's #2 post.
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Injured troops receive a treat, so does the president
August 12, 2010U.S. troops injured in the line of duty, often called "wounded warriors," along with participants in the White House mentoring program got to see what many people dream of, watching NBA's superstars do what they do...
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