Stealth mercury polluters: Chlorine producers lose 130 tons of the deadly contaminant
It’s no secret that mercury pollution in our environment is a global health problem. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned women of childbearing age and children to limit the amount and types of fish they eat, due to mercury contamination.
Arkansas coalition scores minimum wage victory
Give Arkansas a Raise Now (GARN), a broad coalition of labor, religious and community groups, succeeded in getting a minimum wage bill signed into law on April 10.
CWA involves members in planning for unions future
The Communications Workers of America has embarked on an extraordinary venture in union democracy. It is providing all members with a detailed picture of the union’s current status and inviting them to offer suggestions and opinions, no matter how critical, on how best to strengthen the union and its mission in the years ahead.
THISWEEKINLABOR
Arizona labor won’t back down; N.Y. docs organize; Retired can workers save medical plan; Guest worker contract signed; Boston rallies for New Orleans
WORLDNOTES
India: Union supports tea workers Zambia: Gov’t invests in health care Cuba: Haiti’s Preval affirms regional cooperation Namibia: Living conditions improve Pakistan: Regional forum against globalization
Italys reds post gains
Although Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister, again refused to concede defeat when he spoke to reporters April 18, official results continued to point to the almost certain victory of Romano Prodi, the candidate of the center-left “Union” coalition in the country’s parliamentary elections
Belarus hits Western sanctions
After Western-funded candidates failed to unseat incumbent Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in the March 19 elections, the U.S. and the European Union have intensified a campaign to isolate the country’s government.
Venezuela builds ties with Africa
NEW YORK — Reinaldo Bolivar, Venezuela’s deputy prime minister of foreign affairs, told an audience here that the government of Hugo Chavez has made a historic turn toward Africa.
4 years after failed coup, Venezuela tallies gains
The course of Venezuelan politics after the failed 2002 coup against Hugo Chavez contains elements of both change and continuity.
NATIONALCLIPS
HARRISBURG, Pa.: State House passes minimum wage increase ATLANTA: Work stoppage protests anti-immigrant state law DURHAM, N.C.: Duke lacrosse players indicted MERCURY, Nev.: Protest vs. nuke tests
