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USW: Hold Off Drilling in Gulf Until It’s Safe

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The explosion and fire on an offshore petroleum platform in the Gulf of Mexico today shows “we need to make sure all these rigs in the Gulf are safe to operate before we put personnel back to work on them,” United  Steelworkers (USW) Vice President Gary Beevers said.

The explosion and fire on an offshore petroleum platform in the Gulf of Mexico today shows “we need to make sure all these rigs in the Gulf are safe to operate before we put personnel back to work on them,” United  Steelworkers (USW) Vice President Gary Beevers said.

Wanted: Economic Patriots to Save American Dream

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Workers Rally for Justice at Anchorage Sheraton

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Five Years After Katrina: Frustration and Determination

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  This trumpet player is painted on a house still unrepaired five years after
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  This trumpet player is painted on a house still unrepaired five years after

Workers Who Win South Can Change The Nation

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