October jobs report: Bush job flop gets blip
Republicans are celebrating the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics report showing 337,000 new jobs created in October.
International notes
South Korea: Union strikes for recognition / Sudan: Gov’t and rebels sign pact / Peru: Children send message re: Cuban 5 / Finland: Bus drivers’ strike spreads / Burma: Forced labor continues
Teamsters seek probe of killing in El Salvador
WASHINGTON (AP) — Teamsters President James P. Hoffa asked Secretary of State Colin Powell last week to pressure El Salvador to investigate the Nov. 5 killing of a member who was trying to unionize port workers.
Hemingway papers in jeopardy
Cultural connections between Cuba and the United States persist in spite of the U.S. blockade. The two countries venerate each other’s music, art, and literature, and the life of Ernest Hemingway is remarkable as an example of shared cultural ties.
CPUSA mourns the death of Yasser Arafat
On Nov. 16 the National Board of the Communist Party USA issued the following statement from its offices in New York City. The Communist Party USA expresses its deep sorrow on the death of Yasser Arafat, the decades-long leader and larger-than-life symbol of the Palestinian people’s quest for justice, human rights, self-determination and statehood.
High-tech voting needs transparency
Enlisting technology creates a whole new set of problems in the election process.
Same-sex marriage was not the deciding issue
News Analysis Even before the polls closed on Nov. 2, the political slings and arrows were being aimed at the movement for marriage equality.
Election update: Ohio to recount vote
A statewide recount of the Ohio presidential vote will take place next month, according to the Green Party. Two third-party presidential candidates, David Cobb (Green) and Michael Badnarik (Libertarian), announced their intention to request a recount last week. Over $113,000 was raised in four days to pay the required fees.
National Clips
LOS ANGELES: Council bars sweatshop products / SMITHERS, W.Va.: Union-busting hurts communities / OKLAHOMA CITY: Peace marchers undeterred by Bush election / CHICAGO: City college teachers ratify pact
Chicagoans rally against Daley school plan
News Analysis CHICAGO — If Mayor Richard M. Daley thought he could sneak a new school privatization scheme by the public, he’s had a rude awakening. Vowing to block the mayor’s “Renaissance 2010” plan, over 500 union members, parents, community activists and students rallied Nov. 12 across from City Hall.
