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February 2005

New Section: Social Insecurity?
President Bush has put Social Security on the table. Get the facts and find out what it could mean for your future...  (Special Web site section)

Special Web Report: The Asbestos Trust Fund...
Leo Fortner, an IBEW shipyard retiree from Mississippi and Senator Pat Leahy (D-VT.) have much in common... the occupational lung diseases that have led to the excruciating deaths of family elders.... February 28, 2005.

Unions Protest Attack on Civil Service at DOD
President George W. Bush is initiating changes in labor relations policy at the Department of Defense (DoD) that rival President Ronald Reagan’s 1981 firing of 11,000 striking federal air traffic controllers as a precedent for weakening unions in the public and private sectors.... February 14, 2005.

Bush Budget Could Bankrupt Amtrak
The Bush administration’s newly proposed budget, that cuts all federal subsidies to Amtrak, could propel the nation’s largest passenger railroad over a cliff into bankruptcy....February 11, 2005.

Fear This! Stunt Show Crosses Electrical Safety Line
On "Fear Factor," everyone’s worst fears are fodder for stunts. On a typical episode, contestants can be found being smothered in tarantulas, eating roaches or placing their heads in "torture boxes" with 24 large rats....February 1, 2005.

Building Trades Sponsor Field Sports TV Program
Building trades members will see some great hunting and fishing action in spectacular settings when OLN’s Life In The Open debuts on TV in October....February 1, 2005.