Dads 'to share maternity leave'

"Fathers will be able to take six months' paternity leave, the government has announced. The move will allow mothers to decide to return to work after six months and fathers to stay at home for the rest of the 12 months off allowed by law. "Good, and not before time. I...

UK gender pay divide widens

Another think tank underlines, again, the pay divide between men and women in the UK. "The gap between what men and women are paid is starting to widen again after a decade of movement in the direction of equality, the Women and Work Commission said yesterday. The...

RCMP Asked to Investigate Former NDP President & Current Funders

A former secretary to two CUPE Presidents has sent a letter to the RCMP requesting that they investigate tactics to which she was subjected after blowing the whistle about CUPE Local 116 executives staffing their...

Facebook prison officer is sacked

"A prison officer has been dismissed for gross misconduct after being caught making friends with inmates on the social networking website Facebook. Nathan Singh, 27, who worked at HMP Leicester, was found to be associating with serving and former prisoners. A prison service...

Free Marketers Call for French Revolution

"The French student worker revolt of last month has inspired some interesting support from unusual places. In this case the right wing Free Market News Network. "

May 68 Redux

"The streets of Paris have ignited in days of rage as students strike against the new employment laws. Reminding us once again of the Paris Maydays of 68. Complete with cops attacking protesters. It's a Flashback; Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose."

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