Amazon ‘strike’ set for Global Climate Strike to battle global warming and ‘climate justice’
Just months after Amazon warehouse workers across the globe staged a one-day strike, the great “disruptor” is facing another workplace disruption, another “strike” is set for September 20, at 11:30 More...
Algerian Christian, Rachid Ouali Wins Final Court Battle
(International Christian Concern) –Rachid Ouali, an Algerian Muslim Background Believer, has been embroiled in legal cases since last year. It began when he and four other Christians sang a Christian song and More...
When did the US President become a ‘king’? What happened to ‘checks and balances’?
Originally posted on Feb. 20, 2010 and now re-posted under President Trump with this question in mind: What has really changed – Brandon Jones, The Global Dispatch When President Obama campaigned, he was very More...
The Impact Of The Junior Doctors Strike In The UK
Recently, junior doctors were forced to take strike action over Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt’s plans to introduce a new contract of employment for junior doctors. The main argument on Mr Hunt’s plan is making More...
JFK workers strike to get $15 minimum wage, OSHA violations fixed
Hundreds of cabin cleaners, terminal cleaners and wheelchair attendants employed by JetBlue’s subcontractors Roma, Ultimate and Pax at JFK Airport walked off the job in protest of illegal intimidation and alleged More...
Airport workers evoke MLK, rally and march for higher wages
Airport workers rallied with their supporters and then marched to LaGuardia Airport where they will hold a civil disobedience. Airport workers around the country will hold similar actions at 10 major airports More...
Judge rules that Illinois budget crisis will result in state employees not being paid
While Illinois’ Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner battles Democrats, who control the Legislature, to approve a budget, the state may not continue to pay state workers in full, according a Cook County ruling today. Attorney More...
Airplane cabin cleaning crews use Ebola scare as reason to strike, seeking union
Airplane cabin cleaning crews at New York’s LaGuardia International Airport began a strike, citing, in part, possible exposure to the Ebola virus. Around 200 Air Serv employees who work on domestic flights to More...
President Obama suggests GOP would ‘get fired’ for shutdown, making comparisons to worker strikes
Described as a gaffe by conservative critics, President Obama spoke to a Maryland crowd Thursday about the shutdown, comparing the GOP to workers refusing to show up for work until their demands were met. donkeyhotey More...
Care for Cargo, Air Canada Strike by Rants and Raves
The Air Canada strike was called June 14, mere minutes before the federal government introduced legislation to force the strikers back to work. It appears that this is a very important issue to the government, as More...