Labor
May Day around the world
May 9, 2003Iraq: Iraqi communists marked May Day for the first time in many decades, marching in central Baghdad under giant banners calling for security, democracy and peace in their country. The demonstration, which started in historic Fardus...
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A legacy and a pledge
May 9, 2003May 1 is a symbolic day of struggle and international solidarity among all the workers of the world. It is also the day I was born. On a May Day morning, 26 years ago, my parents,...
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Cleveland fights for healthcare
May 9, 2003CLEVELAND – The battle for affordable healthcare was the central theme of this year’s May Day event here, where, for the second year in a row, the Cleveland AFL-CIO officially observed this historic working-class holiday. For...
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D.C. rallies for immigrant rights
May 9, 2003WASHINGTON – Immigrant workers observed May Day with a Capitol Hill rally to demand that Congress grant legal residency to 8.5 million undocumented workers by passing the FREEDOM Act. They then moved downtown to a “Justice...
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Protests block doomsday budget
May 9, 2003NEW YORK — It looks like this city and state will be spared the worst of the “doomsday” budget crisis, thanks to the continued fightback of unions and community organizations, but the struggle goes on. “Now’s...
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