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UMass unions confront trustees, plan walkouts
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11 Nov 2002
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Bryan G. Pfeifer
On Nov. 6 over 200 rank-and-file workers from five University of Massachusetts unions confronted the system's Board of Trustees demanding the funding of their contracts. In a spirited face off students of color also demanded the restoration of advising and other services gutted in June.
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Dominick's Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Strike
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10 Nov 2002
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Screeching Harpy
Dominick's workers voted overwhelmingly Sunday night to reject Safeway Corporation's contract offer and authorize their negotiating committee to call a strike if the company fails to come up with a fairer contract offer.
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Dominick's Workers Vote Overwhelmingly to Strike
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10 Nov 2002
by
Screeching Harpy
Dominick's workers voted overwhelmingly Sunday night to reject Safeway Corporation's contract offer and authorize their negotiating committee to call a strike if the company fails to come up with a fairer contract offer.
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AntiCapitalist Labor On Elections
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10 Nov 2002
by
Cliff Willmeng
This is something I wrote to a carpenter's list serve after debate about the elections.
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Dominick's strike vote/UFCW/Chicago
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10 Nov 2002
by
Screeching Harpy
I've uploaded clips taken around 8:30 pm tonight (Sunday) as Dominick's workers exited the strike vote. The final tally will not be available for several hours (Elizabeth Belan of UFCW local 881 can be reached by cell phone at 630-921-0199 later tonight; she's been up for more than 30 hours but w/be taking calls as best she can).
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WAR CRIMES IN AFGHANISTAN COMING TO LIGHT
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10 Nov 2002
(Updated)
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American Taliban
If you thought those recently released Pentagon photos of Taliban POWs bound and gagged by American military forces was bad, you ain't seen nothing yet. James Doran's documentary "Afghan Massacre" is now revealing more about what has really occured in Afghanistan under American rule.
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Australians protest against US exploitation of Latin America
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10 Nov 2002
by
ANNCOL
US policies towards Latin America have caused an increase in hunger, unemployment, illness and infant mortality, Australian solidarity organisations say.
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National Wal-Mart Day of Action!
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10 Nov 2002
(Updated)
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MsSpock
November 21st is the date! Click on your state to find Wal-Mart protests near you. Form carpools and head to Wal-Mart to protest their union-busting bullshit!
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Video of TABD demonstration
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10 Nov 2002
by
Dan LB
This is a a video of the anit-TABD demonstration on Thursday Nov. 7th, 2002. This is the low, low, low quality version, but hopefuly anyone with internet access can see it.
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Leaked US war plan calls for a quarter of a million troops
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10 Nov 2002
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AP repost
Taken verbatim from AP: "A Pentagon plan for invading Iraq, should the new U.N. arms inspection effort fail, calls for a land, sea and air force of 200,000 to 250,000 troops, officials said Saturday."
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