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Mayor goes after pensions Houston pension guarantees gone
June 4, 2004HOUSTON – This city’s mayor, Bill White, hastily called a municipal election early in his term so as to hold a referendum on Proposition 1. Its passage allows the city to opt out of a state...
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State pension crisis
June 4, 2004In the wake of numerous pension scandals and swindles since the 2000 market crash, it should come as no surprise that many U.S. state retirement plans are seriously under-funded.
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Wal-Mart gets one foot in the door
June 4, 2004CHICAGO – Ignoring hundreds of protesters, the City Council voted May 26 to allow one Wal-Mart store to be built here. However, a proposal for a second store did not get approval at this time. The...
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Laundry corp. treats workers like dirt
June 4, 2004ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Nearly 100 UNITE and Jobs with Justice members, as well as, youth and community activists rallied outside of the Angelica Corp. shareholders meeting here, May 25. At issue are Angelica’s repeated labor...
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National Clips
June 4, 2004NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Hundreds demand “Fire Bush” While the grotesque amounts of money the Bush administration is spending on this campaign captures headlines, the grassroots movement to dump Bush is out at every stop, every photo-op and...
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