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Autoworkers find little comfort in industry show
January 14, 2010Ford's Fusion Hybrid was named "car of the year" by Motor Trend. But the award will bring little comfort to unemployed autoworkers.
Read moreGOP spurns real ‘right to life’
January 14, 2010Right to life is not meant only for the unborn, but, instead, for a person's entire lifetime.
Read moreRite Aid workers fight for first contract
January 13, 2010When it comes to union busting, the retail drug giant Rite Aid is the "poster child" for why we need the Employee Free Choice Act, says Peter Olney, organizing director for the International Longshore and Warehouse...
Read moreJobs for America Now can be catalyst for mass action
January 13, 2010This is a solid progressive program that would turn our nation around. But a mass movement is needed to win its enactment. (Part 1 of 3-part series.)
Read moreTrucks spew deadly pollution at nation’s ports, new reports show
December 23, 2009Emissions from thousands of trucks filling our ports cause hypertension, asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and a host of other respiratory illnesses among drivers and surrounding communities.
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