Archive for the ‘labor’ Category
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
At least 6,000 workers represented by San Francisco's International Longshore and Warehouse Union did not report for work for the day shift, effectively shutting down 29 West Coast ports. Their president, Bob McEllrath, issued a statement that read, "We're supporting the troops and telling politicians in Washington that it's time ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
The report cataloged a variety of deprivations suffered by the estimated 1 million to 2 million migrant workers employed on construction sites before the Summer Olympics in Beijing: a lack of safety equipment, crowded and unhygienic dormitories, no medical care, arbitrary fines by bosses, and unpaid wages.Read the full story
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Friday, November 16th, 2007
What do the writers of the Daily Show think of the ongoing writers' strike?Read the full story
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Strikers shut down French trains and buses, disrupted electricity production at nuclear plants and barricaded universities Wednesday, giving President Nicolas Sarkozy the toughest challenge yet to his ambitious plans for restructuring the country's huge social welfare programs.Read the full story
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Sunday, November 4th, 2007
Your TV schedule may change drastically in early 2008 if the Writers Guild of America goes out on strike Nov. 1, as it has threatened to do over the past few months.Read the full story
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Monday, September 3rd, 2007
Union backing should help push Edwards into the top tier with Hillary and Barack: John Edwards won the endorsement of the United Steelworkers and the United Mine Workers of America as more than 1,000 union members cheered the Democratic presidential candidate.Read the full story
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