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

    :: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 ::

    Economy prompts public employees to join unions By Julie Edgar, Freep
    'People you couldn't convince to be in a union four or five years ago are listening with a different ear,' said Albert Garrett, president of the American Federation of State,County and Municipal Employees Council 25. The council counts 60,000 members in Michigan, mainly state, county, municipal and school board employees.
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