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Charles C. Matthews
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Local's Labor Not Lost
W ITH COUNTLESS STORIES of recent labor union losses it is rare to find a group of employees unwavering in
A Human Tragedy
T HE FIERY END of Challenger and her crew is history now, sealed forever into the most uncomfortable corner of
I Buy, Therefore I Am
C onsumerism. The very mention of the word inspires images of Andy Warhol's gigantic Campbell's Soup cans and vacuous shoppers
Wellesley Strike Averted By Three year Contract
Averting a strike scheduled for today, Wellesley College and the union representing nearly 300 of its workers have settled on
Relatives Drop Late Professor's Tobacco Lawsuits
Relatives of a deceased Harvard professor have decided to drop four multi-million dollar lawsuits which the scholar brought against tobacco
Drab Documentary Misses the Beat
A N UNKNOWN ACTOR scurries across a northern California beach. He's playing Jack Kerouac. But this supposedly athletic-looking Beatnik writer
Union Blues
When Kristine Rondeau first walked into a small Tremont St. labor union office 10 years ago, she was optimistic. Rondeau,
Two Skulls Not Linked To Crime, Police Say
Two human skulls discovered in Cambridge, four weeks ago most likely were props in strange rituals and are linked to
Government Gets Tough on Defaulters
The U.S. Department of Education will send more than 80,000 letters this weekend warning students who have defaulted on federal
Whose Recovery?
"The depressing fact is that real poverty in the United States has been increasing at the same time as unprecedented