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international / worker & community struggles and protests Sunday December 11, 2005 - 23:26 by pat c
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You wouldnt normally expect The Economist to write a favourable article about Unions but in this weeks edition (6 Dec) there is a piece about the Unionisation of janitors in Houston, Texas. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has organised 5,000 janitors, some readers might remember the Ken Loach film, Bread And Roses, which dealt with the SEIU organised strike in Los Angeles. As The Economist requires a paid subscription to view this article, I am posting it here in full. ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-capitalism Sunday December 11, 2005 - 19:49 by Mittens
Anti-war protesters, refuseniks and supporters of lesbian and gay and other human rights will took to the streets on Friday 9 December to free conscientious objector Mehmet Tarhan. Tarhan, 27, is a gay Kurdish anarchist who is a “total” conscientious objector – against all wars and any alternative to military service. He was sentenced to four years by a military court for “refusing orders”. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 10, 2005 - 19:37 by Wayne Madsen
Internet censorship. It did not happen overnight but slowly came to America's shores from testing grounds in China and the Middle East. ... read full story / add a comment
international / rights, freedoms and repression Saturday December 10, 2005 - 16:33 by Kingfisher
A fundamental feature of extremist regimes is the absolute requirement of an adversary. If a real or perceived enemy loses its opponent status then a bogeyman (under the bed) mentality is cultivated until the negative effects of that strategy (fear, loathing etc.) can be successfully superimposed onto a suitable ‘candidate’. The ‘successful’ candidate would then immediately attract the fear, loathing and violence of the extremist society (or group) in question. ... read full story / add a comment
international / environment Friday December 09, 2005 - 20:06 by Slarti
Plans to ship nuclear waste and MOX to and from Europe in single hull, single engine converted RORO ferry... ... read full story / add a comment 
international / racism & migration related issues Friday December 09, 2005 - 16:16 by redjade
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Remember Sarkozy, the son of Hungarian Immigrants, complaining about Immigrant Bloggers? I bet he never heard of Machinima. Until now. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday December 09, 2005 - 14:16 by iosaf
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Lest anyone think that strike action is old-fashioned the main Italian unions for workers in print and broadcast media have called a 48 hour series of stoppages starting today. This is the third strike in Italy by media workers this year not including the general strike of November 25th & the fifth strike in the media sector in Europe in 2005. Most recently the workers of Liberation the French left-daily protested the rescue package of their company, and earlier this year a one day stoppage at the BBC saw workers there fight lay offs and continuing privitisation. ... read full story / add a comment
international / worker & community struggles and protests Friday December 09, 2005 - 07:37 by R. Isible
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In December 2004, Swedish trade unions launched a boycott of Laval & Partneri, a Latvian construction firm that is carrying out building work at a site near Stockholm, calling for the Latvian workers involved to be paid the same as their Swedish counterparts. The conflict has attracted considerable attention in Latvia, with the government stating that EU free market rules are being breached, and employers' organisations and trade unions becoming involved ... read full story / add a comment
international / anti-war / imperialism Friday December 09, 2005 - 07:08 by Indymedia Ireland Editorial Group
Duncan Campbell interviews Cindy Sheehan during her British leg of her anti-war campaign. She expresses skepticism about the Democrats and suggests that the "midddle of the road" strategy won't work for them. Sheehan also comments on what happened to her son and other soldiers and claims that most of them want to get out of the war and are only given hope by the anti-war movement. ... read full story / add a comment |
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