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General Strike in Spain (from Madrid Indymedia)
This is a report of the general strike in Spain by Alan Woods, editor of In Defence of Marxism (http://www.marxist.com) from Malaga....
Posted: Fri, Jun 21, 2002 1:41pm PDT
Who's on the News?
At percentages as high as Bush's apparent approval ratings among the American public, a recent FAIR study shows that, during the year 2001, the corporate media
triumvirate of ABC-CBS-NBC aired news sources that were predominately white (92% of the time), male (85%), and Republican (75%). Additionally, during a period of time in which 2.4 Americans lost jobs,
corporate representatives were 35% more likely to appear on newscasts as news sources than union spokespersons....
Posted: Thu, May 23, 2002 10:50am PDT
20,000 workers come to strike authorization vote in Las Vegas
The two major contract issues that have not been settled are preserving family health benefits and the abusive treatment of housekeepers....
Posted: Sat, May 18, 2002 7:21pm PDT
THE AFL-CIO'S ROLE IN THE VENEZUELAN COUP
The AFL-CIA HAD A HAND IN THE ANTI-VENEZUELAN COUP D'ETAT. THE SAME AFL-CIO THAT CLAIMS TO BE AGAINST ANTI-GLOBALIZATION AND NEOLIBERALISM SUPPORTS THESE POLICIES IN VENEZUELA! EXPOSE AND DESTROY THESE FRAUDS NOW!...
Posted: Fri, May 17, 2002 12:13pm PDT
May Day Tempe, AZ (video/quicktime 10.7MB)
tHESE SHOTS WERE TAKEN IN tEMPE, AZ on May Day 2002 showing police violently arrest protesters...
Posted: Wed, May 8, 2002 5:26pm PDT
Sex Workers Pride, London 2002
On Mayday, in the London leisure zone of Soho, sex workers lead a carnival celebration of their resistance and of their union organisation. The street party was a climax to a day of anti-capitalist mobilisations in the city....
Posted: Fri, May 3, 2002 8:26pm PDT
uk mayday protests
here are some pics of the mayday protests- check out the uk indymedia url below for a description of the photos....
Posted: Wed, May 1, 2002 3:51pm PDT
Unemployed demonstrate in Argentina
Unemployed demonstrate in Argentina...
Posted: Tue, Jun 26, 2001 2:01pm PDT
Mission Statement of Amazon.com Workers
Amazon.com customer service employees are asking their co-workers to join them in their efforts to build a permanent voice at the company. All interested Amazon.com employees are encouraged to contact the Day2@Amazon.com/WashTech organizing committee at (206) 726-8580 or at contact@washtech.org....
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2000 8:50pm PST
Official Response to Amazon.com Customers May Violate US Labor Laws
Amazon is making customer service workers write canned anti-union responses to customers inquiring about the organizing drive at the company. This may be in violation of rights that Amazon employees are guaranteed through Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)....
Posted: Fri, Nov 17, 2000 8:48pm PST
Oregon AFL-CIO resolution on media monopolies
Resolution submitted by the Oregon AFL-CIO to 1999 AFL-CIO convention on media monopolies...
Posted: Thu, Sep 21, 2000 11:26pm PDT
UPPNET union resolutions for AFL-CIO
These UPPNET resolutions were presented to union locals and submitted to the AFl-CIO convention for action....
Posted: Thu, Sep 21, 2000 11:21pm PDT