Evelina Alarcon
LATEST ARTICLES BY Evelina Alarcon
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Skiffle musician inspired Lennon
November 7, 2002LONDON (AP) – Lonnie Donegan, a musician whose “skiffle” sound inspired John Lennon and Pete Townshend to learn to play guitar, died Nov. 3 in England at age 71.
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Longshore union charges Justice Department bias
November 1, 2002LOS ANGELES – This week the International Longshore and Warehouse Union charged the Justice Department with bias in favor of employers, and firmly rejected the Pacific Maritime Association’s claims that the union is slowing down at...
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Longshore local leads D.C. anti-war march
November 1, 2002WASHINGTON – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 10 drill team from California led the peace march here Oct. 26. Traveling to the nation’s capital with heads held high, the Bay area men and women...
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Harry Hay, pioneer gay rights activist, mourned
October 31, 2002SAN FRANCISCO – Well-known gay rights activist Harry Hay passed away Oct. 17 at the age of 90.
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International notes
October 31, 2002India: Plans made for Nov. 14 anti-Iraq war demo / China: Reaffirms political settlement re Iraq / Brazil: Metalworkers’ Federation congratulates Lula / Ireland: Anti-Racist Workplace Week / Korea: North-South cooperation affirmed / South Africa: Unions...
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National Clips
October 31, 2002TAOS, N.M.: 2,500 march at Rumsfeld’s house / FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.: African-American Research Library & Cultural Center opens / AUGUSTA, Me., MONTPELIER, Vt., NASHVILLE, Tenn.: Marchers call for peace / ALBANY, N.Y.: Insurers must cover womens’...
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International notes
October 25, 2002Italy: General strike for workers’ rights / Colombia: Public workers need support / Kenya: Teachers gain int’l solidarity / Belgium: Int’l unionists denounce McDonald’s / Israel: 100,000 workers strike
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October 25, 2002Working families tell candidates: No more business as usual / Texas’ fate is in Latino hands / PHOENIX: Farmworkers lead voter registration drive / PHILADELPHIA: Activist runs for state rep. / BALTIMORE: NAACP says no ‘first-strike’...
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