Editorials
Court rules against Bush / The real way to fight fire
Minnesota AFL-CIO endorses Wellstone
DULUTH, Minn. – The more than 700 delegates to the 45th Constitutional Convention of the Minnesota State AFL-CIO cheered wildly as U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone (D-Minn.) asked for their support in his bid for a third term. In return, Wellstone promised to continue his militant defense of working families if he wins reelection in November.
Editorials
Of splits and summits/Kopper cops a plea
Sharon war policy wrecks Israeli economy
TEL AVIV – It would be too simple to blame Israel’s colonialist onslaught against the Palestinian people for the serious economic debacle Israel is experiencing at present. About one third of the country’s families, mainly the working class, are enduring enormous hardships, with officials admitting that a growing percentage of Israel’s children are going to bed hungry.
Editorials
Rights under attack/Help working people
Bush scuttles medical privacy
If there was ever a question about corporate ownership of the Bush White House, recent actions in regard to the privacy of personal medical data should remove all doubt.
Labor law 101
The threat by President George Bush to intervene in contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) is a classic example of how U.S. laws governing labor management relations are tilted against workers and their unions and but another example of Bush’s hatred of working people.
