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Striking janitors win contract in Houston
On Nov. 20, 5,300 Houston janitors won a contract battle against five large cleaning companies. Janitors waged a month-long, militant…
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Immigrant workers reinstated at Smithfield
On Nov. 16, over 1,000 North Carolina meat packers stopped work and walked out of the largest pork processing plant…
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New U.S. policy denies health care to immigrant children
A new federal policy makes the children of undocumented immigrants ineligible to automatically qualify for Medicaid. Immigrant parents will have…
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South Dakota voters reject anti-woman abortion ban
The writer is an activist in South Dakota. On Nov. 7, South Dakota voters overturned a state law that had…
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Wal-Mart slashes workers’ health coverage
Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, the retail giant Wal-Mart will cut health care coverage options for newly hired workers. This is…
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Workers’ living conditions decline across the United States
All over the United States, increased poverty is becoming more and more evident. Poverty rates in some areas have reached…
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Nearly 47 million lack health care in United States
The number of Americans who lack health care coverage is at an all-time high—46.6 million people. This is approximately 16…
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Few job opportunities, access to health care top concerns for working women
An AFL-CIO survey entitled "Ask a Working Woman," published Aug. 7, shows that women are struggling more than ever with…
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Northwest flight attendants vote to strike, take action
On July 31, flight attendants for Northwest Airlines rejected a union contract that would have drastically cut wages and benefits.…
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Stem cell veto and capitalist corruption
On July 19, President Bush vetoed the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act, which had been passed by Congress. Bush said,…
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