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Life's a Payback for Marrow Donor
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April 1, 2003
For CWA Local 7026 member Andy Benavidez, it was important to try to save a life and repay the kindness of strangers. And all the more so because he is Hispanic. Only 20 percent of marrow and blood stem cell donors registered with the National Marrow Donor Program are minorities.
Colombians' Courage Inspires Labor Delegation
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April 1, 2003
Dorothee Benz knew the horrifying and tragic facts before her trip: That nearly 4,000 union activists have been killed in Colombia since 1986, that four of every five union members murdered around the world are Colombians, that hundreds of union leaders have "disappeared" and countless others are re
The Mother of All Union Women
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April 1, 2003
Mary Harris Jones, better known as Mother Jones, called herself a born "hell raiser." After losing her family to Yellow Fever and her home to the Chicago fire of 1871, she became a fiery activist who organized textile, railroad, steel, factory and coal miners unions.
Solidarity Across the Seas: CWA Women Reach Out to Each Other, Global Sisters
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April 1, 2003
Lifting their linked hands into the air to sing "Solidarity Forever," CWA women were pledging not just to stand by each other but to reach out to women and union activists around the world who are struggling for fairness, justice and the basic human right to be free of violence and fear.
CWA/Celanese Safety Litigation Resolved
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April 1, 2003
The following notice was agreed to by the parties as part of the settlement of CWA's lawsuit over toxic exposure at Celanese facilities in Texas.