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

    :: Saturday, October 14, 2006 ::

    Jury: Wal-Mart to Pay Workers $78M-Plus - By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Carlisle Sentinel, PA
    The jury awarded the exact amount the plaintiffs sought, rejecting Wal-Mart's claim that some employees chose to work through breaks and that the loss of a few minutes' pay here or there was insignificant.
    'It should send a message to corporate America that you can't say one thing and do another ... and that you should put people ahead of profits,' Donovan said.
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