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When a Mississippi jury found a Canadian-based conglomerate guilty of fraud for trying to put a family-owned funeral home out of business, the Canadian company filed a claim against the United States for $725 million.

The fight for fair trade is now in the hands of the U.S. Senate, after a corporate-backed bill to give President George W. Bush “fast track” trading authority squeaked by in the House shortly before the lawmakers’ holiday recess.

Union Privilege has contributed $25,000 to fund a new scholarship for union activists pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the National Labor College.

The college, located at the George Meany Center for Labor Studies in Silver Spring, Md., offers several labor-related degree programs.

For New Jersey state workers and for people with developmentally disabled family members, the election of a new governor has made a world of difference.

Victories Elsewhere:

• The Patriot Ledger Newsroom Associates voted 45-2 to affiliate their formerly independent union with The Newspaper Guild-CWA, reported Eric Geist, administrative assistant to TNG-CWA President Linda Foley.