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Huge victory for labor in southwest Texas
December 22, 2006Labor-backed Ciro Rodriguez defeated Republican Henry Bonilla, a seven-term incumbent, in Texas’ 23rd Congressional District, delivering a knockout blow to the right wing. Rodriguez garnered 54 percent of the vote in the Dec. 12 runoff election,...
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Iraqi unions reject foreign control of oil
December 22, 2006Leaders of Iraq’s labor movement have criticized Iraqi government plans to hand control over the country’s oil production to multinational companies. At a Dec. 14 meeting in Amman, Jordan, leaders of Iraq’s five trade union federations...
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Thousands shop for justice in N.Y. police killing
December 22, 2006NEW YORK — Tens of thousands marched down Fifth Avenue here Dec. 16 protesting the killing of 23-year-old Sean Bell on his wedding day by New York City undercover police. Called “Shopping for Justice,” the outpouring...
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Conyers calls for new American agenda
December 22, 2006DETROIT — At a packed town hall meeting here last week, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) called for a “new American agenda” and declared the new congressional session, set to begin Jan. 4, a “brand new start...
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Stop victimizing workers: Labor, community groups mobilize against immigration raids
December 22, 2006Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Swift & Co. meat-processing plants in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and Utah last week, arresting 1,282 undocumented workers. It was the largest-ever workplace assault on immigrant workers. But the raids...
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