i now work for Yui's aunt Surang in her pocket factory in Chiangmai. in a perfect world, i should be accumulating work units as i type these words; ideally, any meaningful interaction should be compensated .....
We think state employees should have the same collective bargaining rights as Federal employees. They have none for Wages or Benefits. In 1978, Democratic President Jimmy Carter, backed by a Democratic Congress,...
created by Albert Milliron | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 927 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
As of September 1, British Columbia is number one in Canada on at least one list: worst minimum wage in the country. In April of 2009, New Brunswick tied B.C. for lowest minimum wage, raising the lowest hourly pay...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 2456 views | 3 recommendations | 2 comments
"ABC News has learned that President-elect Obama will nominate Gen. Eric Shinseki (Ret.) to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Shinseki, 66, served as Chief of Staff for the Army from 1999 until 2003, and is...
"Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years Dec 5, 2008 Economy Dec 5, 3:22 PM (ET) By JEANNINE AVERSA WASHINGTON (AP) - Skittish employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, the most in 34 years,...
created by gdg | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 179 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Who is running our cities in BC? And what can citizens do when governance of them seem to be spinning out of control? Do you think our un-elected city management staff have too much power, and along with our elected officials, tend to abuse the power of public office...
created by Federsavage | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 764 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
Cast your mind back nine years to a time when the Labour party had recently stormed to power and a wave of public optimism still swept the nation. We may have been duped but back then Labour did implement some...
created by genner1234 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 229 views | 5 recommendations | 2 comments
A Washington Post poll would have confirmed popular wisdom. It is blue collar workers who suffer the most during economical crisis. Poll "reveals that may low-wage workers in the United States are struggling...
created by rahul | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 356 views | 17 recommendations | 3 comments
Junk mail, junk mail, spam, spam, porn, oh what's this a letter. Well condensing my massive email account this week I came across an interesting letter from a friend demanding "justice" and perhaps a...
created by mr.zoltanblack | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1891 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
People trying to live on the minimum wage set by the Labour Government found it impossible to survive in London. The new Major has listened and proposes a dramatic pay increase which thousands of the lowest paid...
OpinonBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly in the world of Terrorism, you can be rest assured when caught, al-Qaeda Terrorists will "Squeal Like Little Piggies" to help themselves by cutting a deal with...
created by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 305 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAn accused Islamic Terrorist caught "Dead to Rights" in his emails professing destruction of the free world and desire to be with Osama Bin Laden, along with other hard...
created by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 565 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
Benin's intro: By now, I am sure that most of you who are reading this know of the severity of the political climate in Zimbabwe. In my opinion it is just absolutely appalling. The Association of Zimbabwe Journalists put out this statement that appears below...
created by beninmw | 4 years ago 300 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
"An apparently doomed bid to impeach President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.On a...
created by VLOGZ | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 449 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
Great, now I'll never be able to afford a cab..."Toronto's taxi drivers say it's getting harder to make a living and they're looking to city hall for a raise.Drivers like Faisal Mushtaq point to the soaring price...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 558 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment