- Harbor Island Apartment Evictions
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Harbor Island Apartments has suddenly evicted all of its tenants,
about 400 families. This crisis threatens the safety, security,
and livelihood of people who live there. Many don't know what they
can do, where they will go. Many have vowed to stand and fight.
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Hunger USA
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Thursday, June 3, is National Hunger Awareness Day. What would
America, the most powerful empire in history require such an
observance? According to the US Department of Agriculture and
Economic Research Service Report, May 2002, the US has never grown
so much food, yet more than 36,000,000 people, including
14,000,000 children experience hunger. (Mark Nord and Margaret
Andrews, "Reducing Food Insecurity in the United States:
Assessing Progress Toward a National Objective.")
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Unemployment and the
importance of unions we control, by Joseph Woodard
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An article including the real figures on
unemployment and what we could do about a problem
hurting all of us.
This article includes links to the full text of
"Workers Looking for Jobs, Unions Looking
for Members," by Michael D. Yates.
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CWA Press Release about
strike at SouthWest Bell, 19 May 2004
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Among key issues in the contract dispute, CWA members are seeking to
strengthen their employment security, including gaining access to new jobs
in growth areas of the company, and to preserve their health care benefits
in the face of substantial cost-shifting demands by SBC
management. Find facts and figures in the press release.
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ACEA union press release - 14 May 2004
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The 230 employees of Alameda Power and Telecom who are represented by
the Alameda City Employees Association (ACEA) filed unfair labor
practice charges with the Public Employees Relation Board (PERB) when the
City of Alameda unilaterally decide to alter terms of the labor agreement
in the middle of labor contract negotiations. Read the union's press
release to find out more.
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