Category: Business and Economics
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There's been a lot of talk about the roughly $10 more an hour that G.M. workers get paid than non-unionized American employees of Japanese car companies. Add another $15/hour for legacy pension and healthcare costs, and there's one of the reasons that G.M. has a hard time competing. But there's been a right-wing tendency to…
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I am a conscientious recycler. Every Tuesday evening I set an assortment of paper, aluminum, cardboard and plastic (but no glass) items out on the curb side, neatly bundled and arranged in the blue recycling bin for pick up the next day. The recycleables are duly collected by the waste management company of my county.…
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This is a follow up of my earlier post on the plight of the striking "guest workers" from India involved in the rebuilding of the US Gulf coast after Katrina. I received the following messages from Mr. Stephen Boykewich, Media Director of the NEW ORLEANS WORKERS’ CENTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. You can send a birthday wish…
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During our vacation a week ago, my daughter and I stopped by at the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice. The organization is an advocacy group for workers involved in the reconstruction of New Orleans after the devastation of Katrina. The vast rebuilding effort led the US government to permit recruitment of foreign laborers…
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Is this a joke? I can’t tell. The user agreement/privacy policy page at Dozier Internet Law, P.C.’s website contains, inter alia, the following language (emphasis mine): Dozier Internet Law, P.C. has a lot of intellectual property on our site. For instance, we are the creators of all of the text on this website, and own…
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