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EDITORIAL: Memorial Day
May 26, 2006Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was proclaimed in 1868 by Gen. John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of Civil War veterans. Logan designated the day “for the purpose...
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Shaking and making U.S. history
May 26, 2006After almost nine decades, it’s clear there’s no stopping the country’s young communists Over its 84-year history, the communist youth movement has taken part in and led some of the most important struggles of working-class youth...
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Connecticut PWW honors state AFL-CIO
May 26, 2006NEW HAVEN, Conn. — At the People’s Weekly World annual May Day celebration here, Connecticut AFL-CIO President John Olsen recalled that only two years ago Connecticut Labor Against the War was awarded the Connecticut PWW’s Newsmaker...
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New Yorks TWU Local 100 storms Albany
May 26, 2006ALBANY, N.Y. — Torrential rains couldn’t dampen the spirits of NYC transit workers as they boarded buses at locations across New York City May 16 for a trip to the state capital here. They presented Transport...
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S. Africas workers strike for justice, jobs
May 26, 2006Earlier this month the people of South Africa celebrated the 10th anniversary of the first democratic constitution. The dismantling of the oppressive apartheid regime in the early 1990s, and the end of dominance by a privileged...
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