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News Feed November 13, 2009
Green Fork Blog —
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Can’t Reach the Summit Only one G8 leader has confirmed attendance at next week’s Hunger Summit in Rome (Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi, who’s hosting) and many stakeholders are not impressed . GM Export Snafus The EU doesn’t want our GMO soy (or anything else) but that’s not stopping traces of it from ...1 day ago -
Packers Fan Mommy Jailed
Battered Women, Battered Children, Custody Abuse —
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Note: Cross posted from [wp angelfury] Family Lawless Court Whores . Permalink Judge David G. Miron 1926 Hall Avenue Marinette, WI 54143-1717 (715) 732-7655 Oconto County Case # 99-PA-06 This Judge Jailed the below mother for not sending her ...1 day ago -
Packers Fan Mommy Jailed
Family Court Crisis-Abusers Getting Custody..!! —
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Note: Cross posted from [wp angelfury] Family Lawless Court Whores . Permalink Judge David G. Miron 1926 Hall Avenue Marinette, WI 54143-1717 (715) 732-7655 Oconto County Case # 99-PA-06 This Judge Jailed the below mother for not sending her ...1 day ago -
The Serious Side Of Chocolate
D-Day —
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(This post is part of Brave New Foundations 16 Deaths Per Day campaign, where I am a blogger fellow.) Back in July, a temp worker died from falling into a vat of chocolate . He had been on the job two weeks. A temp worker at a Camden chocolate processing plant died this morning after he fell into an eight-foot ...1 day ago -
A New People Group: Indentured Construction Workers
Confessions of a Small-Church Pastor —
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A new people group has emerged in the wake of the world financial crisis. In the Middle East — the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and other oil-rich nations — immigrant construction workers have been stranded by the cancellation of commercial construction projects. These workers have been deprived of their ...4 days ago -
16 Deaths Per Day
D-Day —
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(Disclosure: I am a blogger fellow with Brave New Films, the creator of this video and the 16 Deaths Per Day campaign) Every day in America, 16 people die at work from employer negligence. Thats the backdrop to 16 Deaths Per Day , a new video and website from the advocacy group Brave New Films, seeking to ...4 days ago -
McCarten on capitalism
The Standard —
Authority: 603
Matt McCarten’s Herald column this week is a call for every working New Zealander to go and see Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story . I haven’t managed to catch it yet, but judging by McCarten’s review Moore’s latest will be a must-see: Some of the points he raises – such as workers having ...6 days ago -
Grant Laments Governments Trampling Of Workers And Residents Rights
Nevis Island Tourism Information Blog. —
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Citizens Rally Around PAM’s Lindsay Grant Basseterre, St.Kitts - Nevis People’s Action Movement (PAM) November 04, 2009 Despite highlighting the inefficiencies and corrupt practices of the Denzil Dougla-led administration, there continues to be trampling of workers and residents rights in St. Kitts/Nevis. This ...1 week ago -
NY Domestic Worker’s Bill Of Rights Needs You!
TakePart Social Action Network —
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ATTENTION, NEW YORK READERS! Back in August I posted a story about calling your elected officials to get the NY Domestic Worker’s Bill of Rights on the agenda for a vote in the State Senate. Well, things have been moving forward, but an extra push is needed. To help get the attention of the State Senate, an ...1 week ago -
30 Years Ago Today There Was A Massacre In My Hometown
Final Cut Producer —
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This is the story that I found… Side notes: I began this when I was in college as a class project in my sophomore year After I graduated from UNCG I moved to NYC and worked on Independent Films I moved back to Greensboro after 8 months to pick up where I left off in class I worked as a pizza delivery driver ...1 week ago -
The horror of low wages
The Standard —
Authority: 603
The Unite Halloween-themed $15 minimum wage march went well yesterday. Looks like there were a fair number of people there. Pity there’s no single good shot of the whole crowd (hint for protest photographers) but John Darroch managed to get some pretty cool snaps. Here are a few:2 weeks ago -
Being a Steelworker in Georgetown, S.C.
Everyday Citizen —
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Date: August 25, 2009 In an effort to put hundreds of steelworkers back to work and to capitalize on a potential steel market resurgence, ArcelorMittal has offered a third, and final, Layoff Minimization Plan proposal.In a letter to USW Local 7898 members, union president James Sanderson says the company has drawn the ...2 weeks ago -
A better life – but what cost?
Caritas Internationalis —
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By Martina Liebsch, Caritas Internationalis migration advocacy officerLucie Detsi wanted to study. She wanted a better life. She left Cameroon for Italy, where she worked for families as a domestic worker. This work wasn’t legally recognised and in some cases not even paid properly. Her rights as a worker and a ...2 weeks ago -
Connecticut ICE agents retaliate against New Haven Municipal ID Program
SF Gray Panthers —
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Connecticut Post, October 28, 2009 Immigrants: Conn. raid retaliation for ID cards By John Christoffersen NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Ten New Haven residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing federal agents of violating their rights during an immigration raid they say was in retaliation for a city program that provided ...2 weeks ago -
CTU Alternative Economic Strategy
The Standard —
Authority: 603
If you watched the media coverage of last week’s Council of Trade Unions conference you’ll have walked away thinking it was about John Key telling teachers to take a pay cut and some woman threatening to throw a shoe at him. Entirely missed was the launch of the CTU’s Alternative Economic Strategy . That’s a ...2 weeks ago -
$15 min wage march tonight
The Standard —
Authority: 603
The Campaign for a Living Wage will be taking to the streets of Auckland’s CBD tonight to demand a minimum wage of 15 dollars an hour and an end to poverty wages. The theme is Halloween trick or treat. If you want, you can dress up as: (a) a Zombie worker who has awoken from his apathetic slumber or (b) a Vampire ...2 weeks ago -
Go Home On Time Day
GreensBlog —
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We can all find it tricky to leave the office or finish work on time. Thats why this November 25th is national Go Home on Time Day. Its your opportunity to postpone all those "one last thing" tasks, emails and late meetings, and leave work on time for a change. What you do next is up to you! The latest research from ...2 weeks ago -
$15 minimum wage, it’s only fair
The Standard —
Authority: 603
The campaign for a $15 an hour minimum wage is gathering pace. Initially, Unite kind of set out on their own on this one but I understand they’ve got other unions on boards now. They need a bit over 300,000 signatures to force the government to hold a referendum. They’ve got until May 7, just over 6 months, to ...2 weeks ago -
Donna Hughes Advocates the Abuse of Sex Workers
The Real Princess Diaries —
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When I began writing this article, I was going to title it, “Donna Hughes is a Cunt.” But it took me forever to begin using the “c word,” and when I did, I used it as empowerment for my own sexuality as a woman. To the best of my knowledge, I’ve never used it pejoratively, [...]2 weeks ago -
AFT Fights Exploitation of Foreign Teachers
AFL-CIO NOW BLOG —
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The growing number of overseas-educated teachers in U.S. schools has put many talented educators in classrooms, but the trend also has led to a host of concerns about exploitation, questionable hiring practices and harmful effects in the countries that are losing their most qualified teachers. An estimated 19,000 ...2 weeks ago
