1.4 BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD MAKE $1.25 A DAY. That is a fact. That is a moral scandal. Yesterday, I was at the United Nations for the unveiling of an important, if a bit boringly titled, "Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization". You should read this report but […]
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It’s Just Math. 1.4 Billion=$1.25 A Day
Posted on 29 October 2011.
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Austerity Works!…In A World Where Leaders Want Stagnation
Posted on 07 September 2011.
I often fear I am going to be injured–a victim of the adult "shaken head" syndrome. It’s the syndrome I think many of us are afflicted with–you wake up every day and read some stupid-ass comment or proposal by political leaders of both parties and…you shake your head. I’m telling you, it’s dangerous. […]
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How The Labor Movement Made The International Women’s Day Possible
Posted on 09 March 2008.
Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. Most people know very little about the holiday or the way the labor movement supported it. The holiday was was started over 100 years ago. Here’s how: 1. In 1908, 15,000 women march through New York City for shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. 2. In 1909, […]
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How The Labor Movement Made The International Women’s Day Possible
Posted on 09 March 2008.
Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. Most people know very little about the holiday or the way the labor movement supported it. The holiday was was started over 100 years ago. Here’s how: 1. In 1908, 15,000 women march through New York City for shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. 2. In 1909, […]
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Bali Bound–Global Warming and Workers
Posted on 04 December 2007.
Yours truly is headed to Bali on Wednesday as part of an international labor delegation to the United Nations climate change summit. The delegation hopes to articulate labor’s position about the threat to the planet. I can’t publish here–yet–the draft version of the statement. But, will do so when I can and hope to […]
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Bali Bound–Global Warming and Workers
Posted on 04 December 2007.
Yours truly is headed to Bali on Wednesday as part of an international labor delegation to the United Nations climate change summit. The delegation hopes to articulate labor’s position about the threat to the planet. I can’t publish here–yet–the draft version of the statement. But, will do so when I can and hope to […]
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