Workers at a French factory, due to close, have released their three bosses after they agreed to more talks.100 employees face redundancy at the firm, which manufactures adhesive films and tapes for the car and construction industries.The rouge workers held their bosses...
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" Vermont lawmakers on Tuesday voted to override the governor's veto of a bill allow gay men and lesbians to marry. Here's where things stand nationally: SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Vermont's vote marked the first time a...
The BC Supreme Court will issue a decision on Monday in which sections of the provincial government's controversial 'gag' law, Bill 42 - Election Amendment Act, 2008 - will be struck down.Go to the end of this...
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Luc Rousselet, the manager of a 3M factory producing pharmaceutical products in Pithiviers, France, was held hostage in his own office for more than a day. The pharmaceutical factory, which employs 235 people, is laying off 110 employees while 40 more are being transferred to...
created by Blaine Metzgar | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 191 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
A Scottish council who, over the years have had more strikes in recent years than most over pay and working conditions is considering sacking all their staff. Renfrewshire Council, who borders with Glasgow has...
created by mudricky | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 311 views | 27 recommendations | 6 comments
More British workers are joining a rolling strike in support of demands that domestic rather than foreign labour be employed at the Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire. " Contractors at two nuclear plants have walked out in support of protests over the use of foreign...
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While overall the European Union is good for Britain italso has some disadvantages. "The government was warned five years ago that European laws governing the employment of foreign workers in the UK would result...
France 120 000, Paris alone 20 000 protesters The movement "Juifs et Arabs pour la paix", "Jews and Arabs for peace" a special Paris peace action marched together to stop the massacre in Gaza. On the photos to...
created by SOLARLIFE | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 965 views | 51 recommendations | 13 comments
The New School In Exile; Citizen Student Action
New York, NY - At this very moment, students of the New School are engaging in an “occupa(c)tion” directed by a specific and immediate mandate which they feel is in keeping with the progressive tradition of the...
The EU has set a 48-hour-per-week cap on the amount of time people in the block can be made to work, however the UK's opt-out relationship with the union allows it to ignore the directive. However British unions are calling today for the UK to volunarily honour the...
Vancouver Sun education reporter Janet Steffenhagen writes about a report that documents how education workers who support the most vulnerable students are often forced to work for free. "Special-education...
created by rm | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 452 views | 7 recommendations | 0 comments
Mitt Romney Makes a good argument why American Taxpayers should not Bail out the Auto industry. Bankruptcy would make the Auto industry restructure through the Court System allowing them to negotiate it's...
opinion by Albert Milliron | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 654 views | 5 recommendations | 5 comments
by CODY LYONLINK AT POLITICAL CORTEX For some, thoughts of a massive financial bailout for the American Automobile industry strike chords of unease that some might say, reward the lack of innovation and enterprise that has been exhibited by some foreign auto manufacturing...
opinion by villager | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 167 views | 17 recommendations | 6 comments