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

    :: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 ::

    $70 million to retrain older workers: too little, too late, too short-sighted say steelworkers - USW, Canada Newswire
    Last week alone, at least 10 wood processing plants closed in Canada, putting 2,500 Canadians out of work.

    "Throwing a few bones to older workers is not going to help them find jobs," said Neumann. "Workers need a government that values community and stimulates an economy that supports jobs and the people who depend on them.

    Stephen Harper and his terrible policies are not doing that in any way, shape or form.
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