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    News Article ● Strike Unions

    Hundreds of Howard University hospital workers plan to strike over low wages

    April 6, 2022 // Hundreds of workers at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., say they are planning a one-day strike next week over complaints of low wages.

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