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Seminar Report: Networking for the Emancipation of Labour by Örsan Şenalp
Supported by transform! europe, Transnational Institute, Networked Politics and IGOPNet, an international seminar on Networked Labour was held in Amsterdam from 7 to 9 May. Around 25 activists, practi… more →
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Sign of the times: Wal-Mart hiring only temps; bank lay-offs like 2009
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wrote 5 days ago: Here’s more evidence that the media-hyped “economic recovery” is a chimera. In a Feb. 12 … more →
Drunk Driving Campaign Shatters Mirrors In Men's Rooms
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wrote 1 week ago: Don’t know about you, but this would get me to stop drinking if I still Drank —— … more →
Black senator: Why I'm no longer a Democrat
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wrote 1 week ago: Elbert Guillory, a face that shines with intelligence, dignity, and kindness. Elbert Lee Guillory, 6 … more →
Women's Economic Empowerment in the Middle East
wrote 2 weeks ago: Amman, Jordan Last month I was invited to speak at a conference on Supporting Women’s Economic Empow … more →
For the Union makes us strong
wrote 2 weeks ago: Union membership in the UK increased last year for the first time in a decade, according to a recent … more →
Seminar Report: Networking for the Emancipation of Labour by Örsan Şenalp
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Supported by transform! europe, Transnational Institute, Networked Politics and IGOPNet, an internat … more →
Worker Uniting: First ever Global Political Economy Conference | via Peter Waterman
wrote 3 weeks ago: “Workers Uniting will challenge exploitation anywhere in the global economy, since it is fundamental … more →
[en] Not Jolly: Genoa dock workers protest after the disaster
wrote 1 month ago: Two workers are still missing and seven were found dead at the Port of Genoa, after the Jolly Nero, … more →
THE STUPIDITY OF POLITICAL CORRECTNESS
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wrote 1 month ago: From time to time I like to highlight a specific incident showing the stupidity of political correct … more →
How Was School, Son?
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wrote 1 month ago: Two characteristics of American public schools are steady news items: They don’t educate as wa … more →
Hand sanitizer and right-to-work legislation
wrote 1 month ago: Nurses love hand sanitizer. No, really. We use it to the point where our urine contains traceable … more →
Unions
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wrote 1 month ago: Unions, both their importance and problems, are topics that are hard to avoid this week. As I write … more →
Let's Talk About The Miners - 30 Years On
wrote 1 month ago: The Miners strike of 1984-85 was the most significant post-war industrial dispute, leaving an … more →
Peabody Energy screwing former coal workers out of health care
wrote 1 month ago: By John Upton of Grist: If there’s anything darker than coal, it’s the hearts of coal company execut … more →
Chicago fast-food and retail workers begin mass walkout
wrote 1 month ago: By Arturo Garcia of the RawStory: Hundreds of fast food and retail employees in Chicago began a mass … more →
Fast Food, Retail Strikes Expected In Chicago
wrote 1 month ago: By Dave Jamieson and Saki Knafo of the Huffington Post: Labor groups are predicting that hundreds of … more →
Senate Defeats Obama's Gun Grabbing Agenda -- Videos
wrote 2 months ago: Obama’s Emotional Speech On Gun Control Vote FAIL Senate rejects expanded gun background check … more →
IWW liquor store workers in Minneapolis fired for union activity
wrote 2 months ago: From The Organizer: On Saturday, April 6th, passers-by were treated to the sight of a large picket o … more →
Excellence in Action -- Strategies Sessions -- Videos
wrote 2 months ago: Breakfast Keynote: Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education Strategy Session 1: Reaching More Studen … more →
