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09 May 2008 [21:01 UTC]

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Zimbabwe union leaders arrested, IUF calls for protests
Friday 09 of May, 2008
by aenglish
ZIMBABWE: UNION LEADERS ARRESTED

Unions around the world are condemning the arrests yesterday of Lovemore Motombo and Wellington Chibebe, respectively President and General Secretary of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU). The two trade union leaders were charged with "inciting people to rise against the government and reporting falsehoods about people being killed" in speeches given on May Day.

The International Trade...read more
The Crandall Canyon Cover-Up
Friday 09 of May, 2008
by Jonathan Tasini
For some politicians, the deaths of workers are either almost invisible or convenient props for getting attention. Recently, during yet another carnage of constructions workers in New York, politicians rushed to the scene to express their concern--the same politicians that do very little day-to-day and actually collect campaign contributions from people who endanger workers' lives.

George Miller...read more
Library union? Hell yes! Monroe County PL Joins AFSCME.
Friday 09 of May, 2008
by Kathleen de la Pena McCook

"The union vote," Phi Eskew said, "empowered employees with a “permanent voice” in the MCPL decision-making process."
Monroe [IN] County Public Library (MCPL)library workers voted 62-35 </a> to join the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME.)

The “business-model” types whose management philosophy has dominated decision making at...read more
How Government Statistics Mislead
Thursday 08 of May, 2008
by Jonathan Tasini
I know...the faithful readers were wondering "where is our morning blog?" Well, it is the afternoon but your busy dude here has been...well, busy--panel in the morning and, then, there was lunch...but I digress...

Yesterday, there was a fascinating column in The New York Times--fascinating in showing out truly out of touch the columnist is....read more
Threatening Immigrant Workers
Wednesday 07 of May, 2008
by Jonathan Tasini
It's no secret that undocumented workers are some of the most vulnerable workers in society. Employers ruthlessly exploit them. I don't think that most people can understand--deeply understand in your gut--the fear that undocumented workers have to live with every day. Well, here's as close as you might get to understanding what it feels like.

Rep. George Miller, chair of the House Education and Labor Comittee (and one of the Democrats who I actually find is relentlessly...read more

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