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International notes

July 4, 2003

China: Gov’t ratifies ASEAN treaty China’s top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, ratified the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia on June 28. The original treaty was signed in February...

National Clips

July 4, 2003

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.: Celebration for gay rights and peace Over 750,000 people with 180 floats and bands jammed the streets behind banners calling for peace, gay rights, health care, and the impeachment of President George Bush...

Texans fight partisan battle

July 4, 2003

When Texas Governor G.W. Bush ran for president, he claimed that he had brought bipartisan cooperation to state government. But as soon as Bush’s party took control ofboth houses of the state legislature and the governor’s...

Teamsters join Seamsters to clean up laundry

July 4, 2003

Forming a landmark partnership, two international unions, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) announced a joint effort to bring safe working conditions, dignity, and a decent standard of...

Iraqi workers up against U.S. corporations

July 4, 2003

U.S. Labor Against the War (USLAW), a nationwide network of labor groups, recently presented an exposé of the U.S. corporate invasion of Iraq under cover of the U.S.-British occupation. The report was presented to the Workers’...