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ILO issues warning over global economic crisis
February 13, 2009Original source: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) warned on Tuesday that the global financial crisis is generating increasing social unrest and called for greater dialogue between governments, bosses and workers. ILO chief Juan Somavia said that...
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Senate panel approves Solis as labor secretary
February 12, 2009(AFL-CIO Blog) One week after postponing a confirmation vote on Hilda Soli as secretary of labor, the Senate Health Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today approved on a voice vote President’s Obama’s choice to lead the...
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Petitions urge DA to take further action in Oscar Grant murder
February 12, 2009OAKLAND, Calif. — The online civil rights advocacy organization Color of Change Feb. 10 presented the Alameda County District Attorney’s office with over 20,000 petition signatures calling on the DA to explain why he is not...
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Interview with Mohammed Nafa’h, secretary general of the Communist Party of Israel
February 12, 2009(Originally published in the February 2009 issue of Mundo Obrero, a publication of the Communist Party of Spain.) 'Supporting the Palestinian people's struggle for self-determination is a duty of Israeli communists.' The Communist Party of Israel...
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Detroit mayoral candidates pressed on foreclosure crisis
February 12, 2009DETROIT — Three of this city’s zip codes are among the nation's top 25 for number of foreclosures. So it's not hard to see why the housing crisis and jobs are pressing concerns as Detroiters prepare...
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