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    "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."
    Cesar Chavez

    :: Monday, June 30, 2003 ::

    Washington to Nation: Drop Dead on the Job by Joe Robinson, AlterNet
    American workers already put in more time than those in most other industrialized nations. Now, with little comment or scrutiny, the Labor Department and Congress have declared open season on the 40-hour week, pushing ahead on new workplace rules that could turn offices into all-night crash pads. Bring your own sleeping bag.
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