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UFCW ... Pledge This!!! As I follow the 2011 UFCW Southern CA Food Negotiations between UFCW Local's 8, 135, 324, 770, 1167, 1428 & 1442 and Ralph's (Kroger), Albertsons (Super-Valu) and Von's (Safeway) I couldn't help to be amused at the recent UFCW pledge mania posted on Local 770's website in it's May 10 Contract update....
Posted: Sat, May 28, 2011 8:18pm PDT
KPFA Fund Drive Totals KPFA's spring fund drive raised $743,000....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2011 8:44pm PDT
McDonalds to Replace Humans with Robot Cashiers McDonalds is following the heels of Jack In The Box, Safeway and Lucky's and replacing human cashiers with touch screen terminals in their stores in Europe....
Posted: Thu, May 26, 2011 12:34pm PDT
Farm Workers Witness Historic Vote on Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act “This is a great victory for us,” Felipe, a 30-year-old farm worker from Kern County, said after the vote. “There won’t be any more intimidation on the part of contractors or farm bosses when union elections take place....
Posted: Thu, May 19, 2011 1:26pm PDT
Illegal Labor on the Farm Produces Big Profits for Agribusiness NAFTA induced illegal immigration is providing agribusiness corporations with incredible profits, while legal workers and consumers reap few rewards. At some point people need to face the reality that the U.S. must withdraw from and repeal NAFTA!...
Posted: Wed, May 18, 2011 3:09pm PDT
The Democrats Attack Unions Nationwide Obvious political truths are sometimes smothered by special interests. The cover-up of the Democrats’ national anti-union agenda is possible because the truth would cause enormous disturbances for the Democratic Party, some labor leaders, liberal organizations and, consequently, the larger political system.
Here is the short list of states that have Democratic governors where labor unions are undergoing severe attacks: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Oregon, California, New York, Illinois, Wash...
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2011 3:47pm PDT
Developing a New Economic System The stubborn Basel businessman Georg Hasler has a new economic system in mind. He combines two economic concepts that are often discussed these days: unconditional basic income and a radical change of property rights in ideas called free knowledge. Unlike a chair, an idea can be shared by many, even by a whole society....
Posted: Tue, May 17, 2011 6:40am PDT
In Memory of Amit Ettore In memory of
Amit Ettore
June 1984 - January 2011...
Posted: Mon, May 16, 2011 2:32pm PDT
Video: Joshua Holland "The 15 Biggest Lies About the Economy" The effective tax rate is half the nominal corporate tax rate. Two-thirds of US corporations paid no tax. GE took a $3.2 billion corporate tax benefit. In World War II, corporations paid 50% more than individuals and families. By the time Reagan left office, individuals and families paid four times more....
Posted: Mon, May 16, 2011 4:40am PDT
BTL:Although National Media Spotlight is Gone, Progressive Mobilization Against Wis. Gov. Interview with Ben Manski, coordinator of Wisconsin Wave , conducted by Scott Harris...
Posted: Sun, May 15, 2011 6:27am PDT
Casino Security Guard Pulls Attacker from RCMP Officer According to Ferguson and other witnesses, the man charged with the assault repeatedly punched the officer in the head. They say he also tried to take the RCMP officer's gun from its holster. Armstrong said it's "rare" for an assault complainant to assault a responding officer. Police do not want the officer to speak to the media, said Armstrong....
Posted: Sat, May 14, 2011 6:01pm PDT
-Boycott Picaros- SF Solidarity Network The San Francisco Solidarity Network is calling for a boycott of Picaro and Esperpento restaurants until the demands of a former worker are met....
Posted: Sat, May 14, 2011 5:26pm PDT
Noam Chomsky in Eugene, April 20, 2011 The religious faith that markets will sort everything out and are efficient (cf. Joseph Stiglitz) is overthrown. Enron, Tepco and the trillions poured out for Wall Street banks show that business undermines democracy and the market. Business does not want enlightened consumers making rational choices but unenlightened consumers making irrational choices....
Posted: Sat, May 14, 2011 7:14am PDT
Thomas Paine "Governments far from being the cause or instrument of order often represent its destruction." Paine unmasked the strategy of governments of implanting hatred against other people in their subjects to wage war. The person is not an enemy of persons except through the mediation of a false misguided government system....
Posted: Fri, May 13, 2011 6:55am PDT
San Joaquin Valley Growers File Suit Challenging Salmon Fishery A group of San Joaquin Valley irrigation districts filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop the first full salmon fishing season since 2007. The groups fear if salmon continue recent past population declines, they would be forced to release more of their water to increase river flows....
Posted: Tue, May 10, 2011 7:19pm PDT
Economics as Brainwashing and The Careerist Get the Job The self-regulating market and stylizing all problems as exogenous, not endogenous are fatal myths as proven by Enron, Tepco, Citigroup and all corporate tax cheats. Is economics out of touch with reality? How can the financial sector be shriveled? Can the real economy survive when financial profits amount to 40% of all corporate profits? The outside of the cup is cleaned while the inside is ignored. Viva economic learning!...
Posted: Tue, May 10, 2011 6:34am PDT
Please Help Fry's Employees Keep Their Jobs When I went to Fry's Electronics at Hamilton and Winchester blvd in San Jose I had a very odd encounter with an employee....
Posted: Mon, May 9, 2011 8:49pm PDT
The Worldwide Austerity Madness What is obvious is still not recognized. Countries like Greece, Iceland and probably Portugal cannot be revitalized without changing the terms of their debts. Austerity programs are exacted on Greeks, Irish and Portuguese which are inhuman and counter-productive....
Posted: Mon, May 9, 2011 7:06am PDT
It's Time To Fight Back! United Public Workers for Action Thousands of teachers and public workers will be organizing and protesting this week. UPWA is calling for support for a general strike and for the formation of a democratic labor party that can challenge the union busting tactics of both the Democrats and Republicans....
Posted: Sun, May 8, 2011 11:43pm PDT
UFCW Disgrace:Grocery Workers Need Your Help! Most of us probably remember UFCW’s Southern California grocery strike of 2003/04...
Posted: Sun, May 8, 2011 8:15am PDT
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