Legislative and Political Action
Steelworkers Massacre Recalled at Memorial!
The United Steelworkers of America, along with steelworkers retiree groups ReUNION and SOAR, organized a tribute to the massacre victims Sunday at Memorial Hall, 11731 S. Avenue O....
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Remembering a Massacre! By: Howard Ludwig
"Martyrs, Heroes, Unionists." The words describing the 10 murdered strikers are etched into a small monument along with the names of the deceased outside the office of the United S...
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Memorial Day Massacre 1937 Remembered!
Join the celebration to commemorate the Republic Steel Massacre of 1937. The Memorial Hall located at 11731 South Avenue "0", Chicago, Illinois on Sunday, May 29, 2005 2pm. Downloa...
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Don't Blame Newsweek! By: Molly Ivans
Get your minds around it. Our country is guilty of torture. To quote myself once more: "What are you going to do about this? It's your country, your money, your government. You own...
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Impact of Bush's Graduated SS Benefit Cut Proposal!
Download this letter from AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney, in PDF format. It clearly lays out the impact of President Bush's plan for Social Security on America's working familie...
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Sunday, Not Just Another Working Day!
"They commiserated about their battles. They sang about solidarity. They prayed and then, with heads bowed, labor activists in Chicago showed their respects on May Day, not just to...
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Bring Back May Day! By: Geov Parrish
"May Day, the political version, is an American holiday, one celebrated for the last century everywhere in the world, except America, and one whose origins are well worth rememberi...
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MAY DAY CELEBRATION! -"Reclaiming The Original Labor Day in Chicago, 119 Years Later!" May 1, 2005!
Join the Chicago Labor Community, Sunday, May 1, 2005 at 2:00PM. Meet at the site of the "NEW" Haymarket Memorial located on Des Plaines Avenue between Randolph and Lake Street. Do...
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Workers Memorial Day 2005, April 28, 2005!
On Thursday, April 28, 2005 the labor movement will once again observe Workers Memorial Day to remember those fallen workers who have suffered or died on the job and to renew the f...
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Henry Hyde says: Clinton Impeachment Was Payback!
Illinois Congressman Hyde said; "I can't say it wasn't." Download complete article in PDF format....
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