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Iranian party demands end to repression
September 10, 2004Amidst recent reports of escalating repression by Iran’s intelligence services against the country’s progressive forces, including the use of physical assault, kidnapping, and torture against those defending democratic rights and freedom of expression, the Tudeh (People’s)...
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Chinas unions and migrant workers: Building a better future together
September 10, 2004During a visit to the People’s Republic of China in July, Marilyn Bechtel talked with trade unionists at the enterprise, city, provincial and national levels, to learn how they are helping workers meet the challenge of...
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Cuban Americans denounce Bush travel restrictions as anti-family
September 10, 2004MIAMI — An angry backlash has erupted in Miami’s “Little Havana” against George W. Bush’s new regulations sharply limiting Cuban Americans’ contacts with their families in Cuba. “These people are out of their minds,” said Cuban-born...
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Philly unions working without a contract
September 10, 2004PHILADELPHIA — Unionized city workers here who provide essential public services, excluding police and fire personnel, are now in their third month working without a contract. The previous four-year contracts expired June 30 and the city’s...
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Unions demand troops come home from Iraq
September 10, 2004The Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the American Postal Workers Union (APWU) passed resolutions in support of bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq just days before the death toll there rose above 1,000. The CWA...
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