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Workers hold ‘lying’ bosses over plans to outsource factory jobs
April 22, 2009Original source: Workers at a French subsidiary of US firm Molex have detained two bosses in protest at plans to close the plant in south-east France. Molex Automotive announced in October they were planning to close...
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Reports of deepening bank crisis stir more calls for nationalization
April 22, 2009Reports of deepening bank crisis stir more calls for nationalization By Tim Wheeler WASHINGTON — Two reports warning of the enormous cost to taxpayers of insolvent banks were released this week. They fueled stronger calls for...
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Review: New biography of groundbreaking Labor Secretary is timely
April 22, 2009(Reposted from Workday Minnesota) ST. PAUL - A new biography, “The Woman Behind the New Deal,” brings Frances Perkins out of the footnotes and into the historically accurate limelight of unparalleled progressive policy advances. If you...
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Lawyers group targets torture memo author
April 22, 2009NEW YORK, Apr 20 (IPS) - Lawyers who reject President Barack Obama’s decision not to seek prosecution of officials who may have participated in the torture of terror-suspect prisoners are seeking justice through another avenue: Sanctions...
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Illinois lawmakers on the move to pass capital budget plan
April 22, 2009CHICAGO – Several Illinois state representatives here hosted a public hearing April 16 at the Austin Town Hall on the city’s west side in an effort to build support for the passage of a comprehensive transportation...
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