Martha Hancock

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  Demanding justice for Deandre Brunston

  July 15, 2005 By Joseph Hancock And Martha Hancock

  COMPTON, Calif. — It was a bittersweet Sunday afternoon in Compton, a small city on the south side of Los Angeles. Keishia Brunston, a young African American woman, called together friends and neighbors for a backyard...

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  Conference asks: Is Wal-Mart good for America?

  June 10, 2005 By Joseph Hancock And Martha Hancock

  LOS ANGELES — The UCLA Labor Center here held a special conference on Wal-Mart, June 4. It was educational. It was emotional. And it was packed. Conference participants asked simply, “Is Wal-Mart Good For America?”

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  Black Caucus hearing exposes anti-people budget

  May 27, 2005 By Joseph Hancock And Martha Hancock

  LOS ANGELES – California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger released a revision to his budget proposal on May 13, which seeks to close an $8.6 billion budget gap by slashing social services. Members of the Legislative Black Caucus,...

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  Labor pushes minimum wage hikes

  April 29, 2005 By Martha Hancock

  To counter the anti-people program being put forward by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his corporate backers, the California Labor Federation is putting forward its own program for economic recovery.

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  LA hotel boycott remains strong

  January 21, 2005 By Joseph Hancock And Martha Hancock

  LOS ANGELES — Last Dec. 17, representatives from UNITE-HERE Local 11 rejected the contract proposal from the Los Angeles Hotel Employers Council, stating that the employers’ counteroffer was “a slap in the face.” On Jan. 15,...

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