USWA retirees meet
District 10 of the Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees (SOAR) in Pennsylvania represents 150,000 retired steelworkers and is the largest of all 13 SOAR districts.
Union women outline issues
BALTIMORE - Women on the Move for Empowerment Now (WOMEN), a committee of the Metropolitan Baltimore AFL-CIO Council, held its Annual Leadership Conference here Sept. 22.
Tucson: Rally for peace
TUCSON, Ariz. - About 150 people attended a demonstration at Raytheon Missile Systems plant here Oct. 16, calling for an end to the bombing of Afghanistan and opposing plans for the weaponization of space. The rally began with a minute of silence to honor the dead and grieving in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Tobacco: a bigger killer than terrorism
Another new challenge faces the United States and, thankfully, this one has little to do with terrorism. In recent weeks, the Bush administration has learned the importance and the value of diplomacy.
Why do they all smoke the same brand?
Smoke Free Movies has launched a series of print advertisements in the New York Times and other publications. This advertisement first ran on Oct. 29
Sacramento union woman honored
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Sacramento Central Labor Council, at its annual Salute to Labor dinner Oct. 18, honored two unions, a corporation, three male union leaders and one rank-and-file woman.
Shades of innocence and corruption in two films
Review of the movies 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Y Tu Mama Tambien.'
Pentagon war in Colombia - another Vietnam
CHICAGO - Deepening U.S. military involvement in Colombia is part and parcel of Washington's blueprint to politically and economically dominate all of Latin America, said panelists at a recent forum here. If allowed to continue, they said, the Pentagon's escalating involvement could well lead to another 'Vietnam-type conflict' of huge and uncontrollable proportions, spilling well beyond Colombia's borders.
9/11 gives NYC elections more importance
The following is a statement issued by the Communist Party of New York on the Nov. 6 mayoral election
Building a majority movement for peace
The people of our country and the world are facing difficult days. Many fear they will be victims of terrorist attack, including bioterrorism. Some fear loss of a loved one in military action in Afghanistan or elsewhere. Millions are jobless or fear it.
