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Workers in in the U.S. strike for higher wages
As I was traveling down Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee, right where the main library sits, I noticed a protest. A protest by workers and their supporters in favor of raising wages for fast food workers. There must have been about 100 people, easily, out there.Protests happened... April 28 Workers Memorial Day
April 28, 2012 is the 42nd Workers Memorial Day and coincides with the establishment of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration and the right to safe working conditions.There are events and gatherings in many cities throughout the USA. See if there is one near you... What America can do for its workers
In 1992, Ross Perot warned that the NAFTA agreement would lead to a "giant sucking sound" of American jobs going south to Mexico. He was part-right. There was a sucking sound, but it wasn't immediate. Many American companies moved operations south of the border a number of... Two unorthodox business approaches that work
Having worked in a number of professional settings, I have seen two non-orthodox approaches do good things for the companies that practice them. One is cultivating loyalty to the company through direct personal engagement between the boss and the workers. The other is... Time to bust Right-to-Work States
States with “Right-to-Work” statutes, a carryover from the Civil War era have been exposed to criticism by organized labor and by workers for a long time. " “Right-to-work... All things will be equal…eventually
When I hear people complain and blame unions for the disappearance of manufacturing America, I shake my head in disgust. The unions have worked to uphold the standard for most people who are in the working class.... Uplifting the Russian Humpty Dumpty
After the opening of the former Soviet Union to the West, the economy of Russia and its satellite countries came under control of criminal groups. The reason is fairly simple. The only people who knew anything about business were people who had participated in what was know... The Fate of Cesar Chavez’s Dream
In her important new book, "The Union of Their Dreams - Power, Hope, and Struggle in Cesar Chavez's Farm Worker Movement" Miriam Pawel chronicles how a movement to unionize farmworkers failed to realize its...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Oh My! Public vs Private pay and pensions and bonuses
" As researchers for The Free Enterprise Nation began compiling information about the pay and benefits disparity that exists between government/public education and those who work in the private sector, we'd hear an occasional "OH, MY GOSH!" or "OH, MY!" as they found another... Fixing Health Care Is Good for Business
Emotions are a good thing especially when you have to put out a fire, but when it is speaking on a pure business level, leave the fire truck outside."There has been a lot of talk about the 47 million Americans who do not have health insurance. But health-care reform is just... Dutch bid to thwart young sailor (13 years old)
" Social workers in the Netherlands have taken legal action to try to stop a 13-year-old girl from sailing around the world on her own. They want Laura Dekker to be made a ward of court, so that her parents, who...Coal Mine Explosion Traps 19 In Slovakia
14 miners are missing and presumed dead after an underground coal mine exploded in northern Slovakia. The miners had been putting out a fire in the Handlova mine when it exploded, said the mine owner. The explosion occured in an unused section of the mine, and is thought to...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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OFWs in Afghanistan crash defied ban - OWWA
" MANILA, Philippines - The 10 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan had defied the government ban on deployment to war-torn countries, the Overseas Workers’ ... Mancession: Men More Affected By Recession Than Women?
Men are more likely to be affected by the global recession than women reads a recent article in the Business channel of the Atlantic titled: It's Not Just a Recession. It's a Mancession. The article outlines statistical data showing men are having a tougher time with... Sri Lankan doctors recant death figures
After being in custody for about two months, the doctors say they inflated death tolls. The doctors who stayed with the people till the end now claims that only 350-400 civilians were killed in the last month of... Top Members Today
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