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Duke University Puts New Era on Hold
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January 1, 2002
Taking a stand for New Era Cap Co.’s embattled workers, Duke University has joined the Worker Rights Consortium and delayed the renewal of its contract for ball caps made by the Derby, N.Y., company.
Bangladeshi Workers’ Courage Inspires New Era Strikers: Visitors Describe Terrible Abuses by US Su
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January 1, 2002
Janu Akther, a 22-year-old factory worker from Bangladesh, was stunned to learn that baseball caps she sews for pennies an hour in one of her country’s notorious sweatshops sell for nearly $20 in the United States.
Pro-Worker Governors Take Helm in New Jersey, Virginia
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January 1, 2002
Labor Celebrates Other 2001 Victories, Prepares for 2002
CWA and German Union Plan Joint High-Tech Organizing
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January 1, 2002
More than 30 CWA activists and a dozen from the German metal workers’ union IG Metall developed joint strategies and pledged increased cooperation for organizing among high-tech workers, during a three-day conference at Cornell University.
Cohen Elected to Take Reins: UNI World Telecom Committee Adopts Action Agenda
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January 1, 2002
More than 40 union leaders from around the world turned CWA headquarters into a virtual United Nations as they held the first meeting on U.S. soil of the Union Network International (UNI) World Telecom Committee.