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  • Quakers Speak Out Against Unjust Immigration Law in Arizona
    Every tyranny cloaks itself in "the Law".   A law that violates basic values of faith, hope, and love, like the law recently signed by Arizona governor Jan Brewer, needs to be challenged by people of faith everywhere.
  • Ruby Ridge - more of the same
    Ruby Ridge owner Dick Bengen claims to have fired no one for union activity.  Says he's open to a union if it's created under a secret ballot election.  Hard facts suggest otherwise.
  • Two More Firings at Ruby Ridge: Community Rallies in Support
    Workers and supporters rally in Pasco, Washington's Memorial Park in support of twelve workers who were fired by Dick and Ruby Bengen of Ruby Ridge Dairy, because of their efforts to form a union.  Most recently, two were fired in late February.  Northwest Dairy Assn., known as Darigold, buys Ruby Ridge milk.  As a socially responsible company, Darigold should honor the workers' request to meet with them in Pasco.
  • Ruby Ridge Workers Featured in UTNE Reader

     

    "The Dark Side of Dairies", in the March-April edition of UTNE Reader, tells the story of labor exploitation in dairies throughout the West.

     

     

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