John Pappademos
LATEST ARTICLES BY John Pappademos
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International notes
July 25, 2002Ecuador: Banana workers fight for union/Vietnam: Gov’t sets 2003 social & economic agenda/Burkina Faso: Thousands march vs. privatization/New Zealand: Unions say overwork hurts families/Cuba: Education a continuing priority
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AFSCME puts political action at top of agenda
July 19, 2002American workers are under attack by an anti-worker president who didn’t even win the election for the office he holds.
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Anne E. Burlak Timpson May 24, 1911 July 9, 2002 May 24, 1911 July 9, 2002
July 19, 2002Anne Burlak Timpson died at age 91 on July 9, 2002.
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New victims on the vain altar of the occupation
July 19, 2002An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian fighter were killed July 17 as Israel mounted a massive manhunt in the rocky hills of the West Bank following the bombing of a bus that killed eight Israelis near...
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International notes
July 18, 2002Nigerian women win jobs for villagers/ILO: Justice for fired Jakarta hotel workers/Demand rights for child detainees/China’s economy continues to grow/Canadian hotel workers set one-day strike
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God applauds Court decision
July 12, 2002KINGDOM OF GOD – Following the U.S. Circuit Court rejection of the Pledge of Allegiance phrase “under God” because it endorses monotheism, God issued the following statement to the press:
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Bringing Brechts words to life
July 4, 2002Brecht on Brecht, Theater by the Blind Through June 30, at The Blue Heron Arts Center, 123 E. 24th St. (between Park-Lex) $19, $15 seniors and students – call smartix 212-206-1515 or show up 45 minutes...
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Labor leaders arrested
July 4, 2002WORCESTER, Mass. – Arrests are becoming common at the Shaw’s Supermarkets in the Worcester area as Local 1445 of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) try to enforce a collective bargaining agreement between the...
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