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		<title>Women&#8217;s reproductive health under fire from an unjust system</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bruce Grau]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 05:05:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My name is Bruce Grau and I am a member of the Coordinating Committee for the Wisconsin Poor People&#8217;s Campaign, including  our chapter here in Northcentral Wisconsin. We support the struggle of women to receive holistic sexual and reproductive care as well as healthcare in general. I want my daughters and the generations after theirs [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The power of a general strike</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer J. Dolan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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	Happy Labor Day! This is actually a happy day for labor. Low wage earners are finally seeing an increase in income and paid sick leave. Workers in several industries are finally being granted more flexibility in scheduling and the option of working from home. While this may not be due to the actions of any [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Labor Day is a time to reflect on the struggles workers still face</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Labor Day weekend is upon us. Most people look at Labor Day as a three-day weekend, summer’s last hoorah. It’s also a time to look at who built this state and who gave you that three-day weekend. Let’s honor the labor struggles that built Wisconsin. Wisconsin was the pioneer of the nation. Wisconsin was the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Our working class heroes deserve financial stability</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Nancy Tabaka-Stencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I grew up a “paper mill kid” in Rothschild. My Mom and Dad both worked in the mill. We lived in the community built by Mr. D.C. Everest. I saw first hand how great jobs with good health and retirement benefits can raise families out of poverty. But life wasn’t always so easy. Before my [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ruminations of a former wage slave</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This year our 17 year old grandson got a summer job. He was paid $12 per hour to work at a fast food restaurant. When I first started working the minimum wage was $1.35 an hour. I spent half my working life getting up to making $12 per hour! So $12 per hour for a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Paid family leave offers many benefits to society</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Amber France, MS, MPH, IBCLC]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first months of a baby’s life is an important time for parents and baby. Research demonstrates that there are significant health benefits of the parents and infant being together during this time. For the baby, benefits include increased breastfeeding initiation and duration as well as lower rates of infant mortality associated with an increase of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Why I Am a Union Member in Retirement</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phil Anderson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[My first experience with labor unions was when I was 19. While attending college I worked part time at a grocery store. Henry, the owner, ran a good store but was a hard guy to work for. You could always get a job there because of turnover! The employees were represented by the Retail Clerks [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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