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We got bills to pay too
March 19, 2009CHICAGO - It's a warm, sunny March day. On a deserted street of windowless factories, suddenly a boisterous protest pops into view. A picket line is circling in front of Fillip Metal Cabinet Co., maker of...
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Drug cartel violence has political, economic roots
March 19, 2009CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico -- Recent media reports about Mexico picture a country near collapse, with police and army outgunned by well-armed and organized drug cartels. U.S. government travel warnings speak of “small unit combat” taking place...
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Rush Limbaugh joins CEOs with anti-Employee Free Choice threats
March 19, 2009CLEVELAND – The labor movement here is actively mobilizing to support the Employee Free Choice Act, which would weaken the ability of companies to intimidate workers from joining a union.
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El Salvador: Crisis, poverty huge challenges for leftist president
March 19, 2009SAN SALVADOR, Mar 17 (IPS) - The main challenges faced by El Salvador’s leftwing president-elect Mauricio Funes are forging understandings with other political sectors, adopting measures to deal with the economic crisis, and especially its effects...
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The fight for the EFCA in the land of Wal-Mart
March 19, 2009Original source: In the battle surrounding the Employee Free Choice Act, legislators from one Southern state could make all the difference. Arkansas could be pushed front-and-center in the coming months as the showdown over the pro-worker...
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