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SF Mayor Shows Interest in Sweatfree Ordinance Mayor Gavin Newsom has directed San Francisco procurement officials
to begin crafting a sweatfree approach to the city/county’s purchasing procedures.
Initial talks between anti-sweatshop advocates and local officials began this week,
and could affect as much as one billion dollars yearly in total purchasing
decisions....
Posted: Sun, Dec 19, 2004 12:56am PST
ISO and Phillip Morris The ISO, operates as a recipient of grants from the Center for Economic Research and Social Change. The latter's assets comprised largely of Wall Steet stock...until they sold it to pay themselves....
Posted: Sat, Dec 18, 2004 10:00pm PST
SF SWEATFREE CAMPAIGN BEGINS! Mayor Gavin Newsom has directed San Francisco procurement
officials to begin crafting a sweatfree approach to the city/county¹s
purchasing procedures. Initial talks between anti-sweatshop advocates and
local officials began this week, and could affect as much as one billion
dollars yearly in total purchasing decisions....
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 11:22pm PST
IWW Truckers Go Out On Strike Again 20 Independent Stockton Truckers organized under the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), went on strike today, against unfair practices of the Kach trucking company....
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 10:12pm PST
Who Can Afford to "Buy Blue"? Take a look at BuyBlue.org's "Blue Christmas" campaign list of "red" and "blue" companies, and you'll see that BuyBlue Democrats play right into the hands of Republicans, who have been trading on an idea that the Democratic Party is the party of the coastal "liberal elite" and misrepresenting themselves as the party of mythical "Middle America."...
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 9:30am PST
First Day of Fare Strike Decends on chicago 
first day of fare strike in chicago against service cuts, job layoffs and fare hikes...
Posted: Thu, Dec 16, 2004 12:36am PST
California Healthcare Workers Form New Statewide Union The National Leadership of Service Employees International Union and Locals 250 and 399 today announced the results of a membership vote by both locals, approving a new constitution uniting them into a new statewide union with more than 130,000 members...
Posted: Wed, Dec 15, 2004 9:30pm PST
Open Letter to President Bush from IAEFF IAEFF wants Bush to extend freedom medal to AFL-CIO leaders...
Posted: Wed, Dec 15, 2004 11:52am PST
Attacking Wal-Mart's Supply Chain Wal-Mart's zeal to "hold the lowest feasible [inventory] level while avoiding the risks of 'stock outs,'" its competitive advantage, is also the weak link in its anti-union empire....
Posted: Wed, Dec 15, 2004 7:47am PST
Protest persecution of Italian anarchist Massimo Passamani Italian anarchist, Massimo Passamani is going on trial on December 16 for "multiple aggravated injury" to a fascist city councilor. Here is his statement about the incident:...
Posted: Tue, Dec 14, 2004 1:50pm PST
The Boss Who Stole Christmas (A Christmas Tale For Workers) A very merry Christmas tale....
Posted: Mon, Dec 13, 2004 7:51pm PST
Raging Grannies at Walmart 
The Peninsula Raging Grannies protested in their inimical style in front of the Mountain view Wal-Mart Saturday, December 11. http://PeninsulaRagingGrannies.org...
Posted: Sun, Dec 12, 2004 5:00pm PST
Million Worker March in Japan (video/quicktime 28.2MB) Million Worker March in Japan in support of hotel workers...
Posted: Sun, Dec 12, 2004 10:18am PST
Building Bridges Radio - Massacre of Workers in the Phillipines Building Bridges:Your Community and Labor Report presents this 28 minute radio program. TO LISTEN CLICK ON WEB LINK BELOW....
Posted: Sat, Dec 11, 2004 7:42am PST
Picket the Claremont - Saturday, Dec. 18. - Noon 
Jobs With Justice Solidarity Action...
Posted: Fri, Dec 10, 2004 10:59pm PST
Sutter replacement worker fired for falling asleep during Caesarean section SUTTER REPLACEMENT WORKER FIRED FOR FALLING ASLEEP DURING
CAESAREAN SECTION...
Posted: Thu, Dec 9, 2004 6:38pm PST
Stockton IWW Truckers Strike Again! 20 Independent Stockton Truckers organized under the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), went on strike today, against unfair practices of the Kach trucking company....
Posted: Thu, Dec 9, 2004 6:09pm PST
Millions on Strike The general strike in Italy was directed against the budget draft of the italian government and its tax policy. Instead of lowering the top tax rates, tax evasion should be combated. The five million pensioners need relief, not the rich....
Posted: Thu, Dec 9, 2004 10:37am PST
Black Farmers Historic Lawsuit Black Farmers Seek to Resolve Historic Lawsuit...
Posted: Wed, Dec 8, 2004 11:30am PST
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