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A public steel industry for the public good

March 1, 2002

Thousands of United Steelworkers of America (USWA) members and supporters rallied this past week demanding government action to save their jobs, their families and their communities. Veterans of the USWA and its retiree organization, the Steelworkers...

Charleston ILA leader faces new challenges

March 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

Admiral “Bull” Halsey, who commanded the U.S. Navy’s Third Fleet in the South Pacific during World War II, once said, “There are no great men or women, but only great challenges that ordinary men and women...

The Charleston Five Victory: Southern gladiators have won a world of friends

March 1, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

It took nearly two years, but a Longshore local of majority African-American dockers, supported by a worldwide movement, finally won freedom for Elijah Ford, Peter Washington, Kenneth Jefferson, Jason Edgerton and Ricky Simmons – the Charleston...

International Notes

March 1, 2002 By Evelina Alarcon

Angola cease-fire/International Women’s Day/Conspiracy to assassinate Zimbabwe’s president/Russian officers criticize Putin/Colombian Communists fight for peace

Conn. labor and community challenge Bush

March 1, 2002 By Fred Gaboury

Labor and community activists in Connecticut will be challenging the aggressive policies of the Bush administration at an emergency peace and justice conference March 2. The theme is “Bush & Company’s World Domination: How Do We...