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THIS WEEK IN LABOR
November 17, 2006Postal workers protest service cuts Bundled up in winter coats and hats, Postal Workers and supporters marched outside the downtown Minneapolis post office on Nov. 2 to protest plans to close several facilities and reduce service....
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Workers Correspondence
November 17, 2006Contract gains for New York teachers In November 2005 New York City’s United Federation of Teachers (UFT) ratified a contract that contained a number of givebacks to the city. These included a longer workday, a longer...
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WORLD NOTES
November 17, 2006Philippines: Labor group protests repression On Nov. 6 the Philippine labor confederation Kilusang Mayo Uno filed a complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s government with the UN International Labor Organization. Citing violations of freedom of association and...
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UN condemns U.S. blockade of Cuba, again
November 17, 2006In what has become an annual exercise, the UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Nov. 8 censuring the U.S. blockade of Cuba. This year the resolution, introduced by Cuba, won the support of 183 nations...
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Sanders win highlights independent politics
November 17, 2006News Analysis BURLINGTON, Vt. — When Bernie Sanders, the eight-term independent congressman and self-described “democratic socialist” from Vermont, swept to victory in the race for U.S. Senate last week, it was the culmination of 30 years’...
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