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Cesar Chavez
:: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 ::
Labor denounces asbestos fund offer from business By Susan Cornwell
Organized labor Thursday denounced a new offer from business and insurers to fund an asbestos victims' trust, saying it was inadequate to cover the costs of expected claims from people sickened by the mineral.