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Labor Today: New Strengths, New Challenges

Labor Today: New Strengths, New Challenges

A lot has happened in the world since the last time we had a major discussion of the labor movement in the National Board. In preparation for our National Convention...

February 6, 2003
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Labor Wins Big in Union-Busting South Carolina

Labor Wins Big in Union-Busting South Carolina

Gathered in the union hall and parking lot on East Bay Street, the dockworkers ofInternational Longshoremens Association (ILA) Local 1422, mostly African American men, celebrated their hard-fought victory in the...

December 1, 2001
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Labor Takes a Stand for Justice

Labor Takes a Stand for Justice

The labor and peoples movements face a recovery that is full of complicated questions. The search for solutions goes on in a world changed forever by acts of terrorism. The...

December 1, 2001
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Congress Stiffs Workers

Congress Stiffs Workers

AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Senate filibuster that defeated legislation providing immediate aid for the 140,000 airline workers who will be laid off as a result of the Sept....

October 25, 2001
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Labor 2000

Labor 2000

U.S. corporations invested one million to buy the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. The Labor 2000 campaign, although outspent 15 to1, mounted a national campaign that fought the...

BY: Wally Kaufman| September 26, 2001
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