News :: Civil & Human Rights : Education & Youth : Labor & Economics
USA puts farmers and Gardeners in Prisons. Are You next?
21 Jun 2005
by
Gloria Lopez
Monsanto Keeps Up Attack on Seed Saving Farmers and Gardeners, and is destroying local Family farmers.
Will the USA coporaton Monsanto take away your Job and ravish your Family?
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LOCAL News :: Globalization & Capitalism : Labor & Economics : Poverty & Urban Development
STOP Wal-Mart from Coming to Your Community!
16 Jun 2005
by
Solidarity Sister
So far, Santa Cruz County has managed to keep out ultra-evil Wal-Mart from its communities. Wal-Mart is now trying to come into Santa Cruz County... by locating themselves just outside of county lines in the small, unicorporated area of Pajaro. Please help fight the corporate monster!
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LOCAL Announcement :: Civil & Human Rights : Labor & Economics : Peace & War
The Iraqis Are Coming! (6/19)
15 Jun 2005
by
Peace Child
The Iraqis Are Coming to San Jose on Sunday, June 19, to Talk to YOU About How the U.S. Occupation Affects Their Lives!
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News :: Labor & Economics
IWW Web Sites Upgraded!
Coinciding with our 100th anniversary, the IWW is pleased to announce its new and improved website! Our site now includes dynamic news content, IWW member log-ins, IWW news content that can be syndicated, RSS / XML feeds, live RSS / XML links, member forums, an events calendar, and much more. All of our old site content is also featured here, mostly in the familiar locations.
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LOCAL News :: Education & Youth : Labor & Economics
UC Clericals Stage Three Day Strike
14 Jun 2005
(Updated)
by
Vinny Lombardo and ~Bradley
Some 16,500 clerical workers at the University of California's nine state campuses, began a three-day strike June 13, to demand higher pay. The Coalition of University Employees, or CUE, is unaffiliated with other unions, and consists largely of women and people of color. Ninety-four percent of its members voted to strike after talks reached an impasse this spring. Vinny Lombardo reports from Santa Cruz, where 150 people held a lunch time rally.
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3-Day CUE Statewide Strike of UC June 13-15 ||
Coalition of University Employees (CUE) ]
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