National
Soldier misses Texas
August 7, 2003In North Texas, we worry about Sal, our soldier friend in Iraq. So far the silent periods haven’t meant any of the horrible things we imagined, and we got another message from him last week. I...
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Verizon talks continue
August 7, 2003As of this writing negotiations are continuing between the Communications Workers of America (CWA), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and Verizon Communications management. Local and regional contracts covering some 78,000 telephone workers expired at midnight...
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Tucson to welcome Freedom Riders
August 7, 2003A broad coalition of labor, immigrant rights, and faith-based organizations is coming together to plan a grand welcome for the Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride when it reaches Tucson on Sept. 24. Support for the action has...
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Rally at Cintas supports workers rights
August 7, 2003BRANFORD, Conn. – Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro often speaks about growing up when her mother worked in a sweatshop, bent over her sewing machine. But on July 29, standing on the platform of the Teamsters’ truck outside...
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National Clips
August 7, 2003MARKS, Miss.:Poor people’s march, 35 years later Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led the first Poor People’s March 35 years ago beginning in Marks, Miss. The spirit of Dr. King lives to answer the deepening poverty...
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