Submitted by x346812 on Sun, 08/15/2010 - 11:53am
Sign the National Labor Committee’s petition demanding that apparel licensers step and facilitate an agreement that results in Bangladeshi workers be paid 41 cents an hour -
link.
Sign the SweatFree Communities petition demanding the immediate release of Kalpona Akter - link.
YES! We need you to talk about sweatshop on Roberto Clemente Bridge on Saturday August 21! See you there at 5 PM.
YES! We need help following up on every aspect of the letter to Pittsburgh City Council posted below:
Kenneth Miller
Pittsburgh Anti Sweatshop Community Alliance
c/o Thomas Merton Center
5129 Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
412-867-9213
nosweatshopsbucco@yahoo.com
Submitted by x359437 on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 10:27am
Headlines:
- Arizona Restaurant Workers Call For International Boycott
- Immigrant Workers Demand Justice At Kosher Food Company in New York
- A Self-Organized Restaurant In Greece
Features:
- Solidarity With The Palestinian Working Class
- Protesting the G8/G20 Summits in Ontario
- Interview: Cindy Sheehan Talks Peace & Socialism
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Submitted by x359437 on Thu, 07/01/2010 - 8:59am
Headlines:
- Unions Call For Blockade of Israeli Maritime Trade
- The "Deepwater Horizon" Oil Rig Disaster
- Wobblies To Sue U.S. Military For Spying And Infiltration In Olympia
Features:
- Organize For Workers' Safety
- On The Ground At The Organizing Summit In L.A.
- Fighting Notes From "Transitional" Serbia"
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Submitted by x344543 on Wed, 06/30/2010 - 1:14am
By Luci Scott - The Arizona Republic, Jun. 29, 2010
Twelve employees of Pei Wei Asian Diner at 54th Street and Ray Road in Chandler were fired after they skipped work to participate in a May 29 protest of the new immigration law Senate Bill 1070.
That was nearly half the staff at that restaurant, which has a workforce of about 30, said Pei Wei spokesman Peter Marino.
The fired workers violated a well-established Pei Wei attendance policy, he said.
"When employees choose not to show up for a scheduled shift and choose not to give notice, it causes tremendous disruption to fellow co-workers and impedes our ability to serve our guests," the company said in a statement.
At the same time, Pei Wei said it respects the rights of people to peacefully protest, and it does not comment on local, state or federal laws.
Submitted by x344543 on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 8:38pm
The International Solidarity Commission (ISC) of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), a global union dedicated to revolutionary social change and workers self-management, is shocked and appalled by Israeli forces’ attack this morning on the lead ship of a humanitarian aid convoy, the Turkish vessel “Mavi Marmaris”, killing at least ten people.
The ISC holds the Israeli authorities entirely responsible for the provocative storming of the ship, and condemns the harm caused to the civilians on board, who included peace activists and parliamentarians from many different countries.
The ISC supports any efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, who have been suffering the effects of the Israeli blockade since 2007, a suffering greatly intensified by the massacre of Dec 2008-Jan 2009. We salute the brave human rights activists attempting to deliver aid to the people of Gaza, including the crew and passengers on the MV Rachel Corrie, en route to Gaza.
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