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Hospitals not ready for swine flu
May 5, 2009“I can’t honestly say that my hospital is ready to protect the health and safety of our workers during a potential pandemic.” The words were those of a top level administrator at one of the largest...
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May Day in Miami
May 5, 2009May Day was reestablished in Miami Florida, with pizazz highlighted by a song sung by the Raging Grannies on Friday as over 300 people representing a broad coalition of labor and immigrant rights groups marched down...
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U.S. pullout deadlines non-extendable, Iraqi government says
May 5, 2009The Iraqi government will not extend the June 30 deadline for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq’s cities, a government spokesperson said today.
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Banks defeat Senate amendment to help struggling homeowners
May 5, 2009Original source: Due to stiff opposition from the banking and mortgage industries, the Senate voted against passing (45-51) an amendment Thursday that would have given bankruptcy judges the ability to rework defaulted home mortgages on family...
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Haymarket anniversary marks workers historic struggle for labor standards
May 5, 2009Original source: Workers and their unions gathered Friday in Chicago at the Haymarket monument to honor the significance and sacrifice of those who died in the struggle for the eight-hour day. On this day in 1886...
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