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Members of the Harvard Initiative for Peace and Justice (HIPJ) for the past week have been planning and seeking pledges of participation for a University-wide walkout to be conducted in the event the U.S. goes to war with Iraq...
Organizers said they hope the walkout on the first day of any offensive move by the U.S. will demonstrate that considerable opposition to such military action persists...
...will continue protesting the loss of innocent life throughout the war,” said HIPJ member and walkout organizer Shelby J. Meyerhoff ’03. “But we want to mark a very sad day, and inspire people with the hope that we will continue to work for peace...
Time allowing, the national context and rallies held before the walkout could increase the event’s visibility to a level where it might have a significant impact, organizers said...
...some politicians are playing it tough, either denying union claims outright or linking them to cost-saving and modernization. Other leaders are caving in, delaying or diluting plans to improve labor market flexibility and reform failing pension systems. How governments respond to this wave of strikes - and other walkouts that are still to come - will help determine how their economies weather the economic slump. In the rough-and-ready camp are British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his French counterpart, Jean-Pierre Raffarin. Last week Blair offered a deal to state healthcare workers for a pay rise tied to reforms...