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International notes

September 26, 2003

China: Migrant workers join unions The All-China Federation of Trade Unions on Aug. 9 announced it would recruit as many migrant workers as possible and classify them officially as members of China’s working classes. In the...

U.S. veto assailed as license to kill Arafat

September 26, 2003

In a move that many regard as giving a green light to the Israeli government of Ariel Sharon to deport or kill Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, the U.S. vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on...

Australian teachers defend public schools

September 26, 2003

Teachers in New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia have conducted 24-hour work stoppages and nationwide protests as part of the Australian Education Union’s (AEU) efforts to make education a top-level national priority. The historic action...

National Clips

September 26, 2003

EAST LOS ANGELES: Latinos protest Schwarzenegger Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger was greeted in East Los Angeles Sept. 16 by over a hundred picketers shouting “No to the recall”and “Hey hey, ho ho – Schwarzenegger has...

PWW story among most censored

September 26, 2003

An article by Karen Talbot titled “Coup-making in Venezuela: The Bush and oil factors,” which appeared in the July 27, 2002, edition of the People’s Weekly World, has been named one of the 25 most censored...