Labor
N.Y. transit leader calls for new vote
March 17, 2006NEW YORK — The battle between bus and subway workers represented by Transport Workers Union Local 100 and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority continues. Last week, over the objections of the MTA, the Public Employee Relations Board...
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“Were here to stay!” Nations largest immigrant rights rally rocks Windy City
March 17, 2006Hundreds of thousands of people from all over Chicago and surrounding areas marched here March 10 in one of the biggest pro-immigrant demonstrations in U.S. history, displaying massive support for immigrant rights.
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Cartoon book depicts labors fighting spirit
March 10, 2006The opinion cartoon on a newspaper’s editorial page has more impact than any block of copy. A cartoon quickly draws the reader in visually and can make a statement quickly. The drawing simplifies a subject, making...
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EDITORIAL: Whos corrupt?
March 10, 2006In February 2003 Bush’s Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao issued an undisguised threat to the elected union leaders representing millions of Americans. At a meeting of the executive council of the AFL-CIO, to which Chao had...
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Gulf Coast Update
March 10, 2006Bodies still being found Bush, lies and videotape Immigrant workers win back pay Act to extend jobless benefits
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