Janitors rally at Laclede Gas
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 50 rallied outside of the Laclede Gas Building here on May 25.
Tortilla tossing protested at graduation
Schoolteacher Ray Siquieros and a group of his pupils protested “disrespectful” tortilla tossing by graduates at the University of Arizona (UA) commencement ceremony in Tucson May 11.
Health care: Mill closes but problems stay
The fortunes of Sterling, Ill., a small town of 14,000-plus, due west of Chicago, have moved up and down with the fortunes of Northwestern Steel & Wire (NW Steel). Today the fortunes of both are scraping bottom.
International notes
Leaders highlight poverty, inequality/Nepal emergency extended over strong opposition/Germans don’t like euro/Cuban, South African CPs sign agreement/Panama wants U.S. to clear explosives
War clouds loom in South Asia
NEW DEHLI, India – The Indian subcontinent is again on the edge of a war. India and Pakistan, two nuclear powers, are at loggerheads. Heavy exchange of fire is going on at the border, where thousands of panic-stricken residents are fleeing from the Kashmir valley, abandoning their houses.
Charleston crane operators win after walkout
South Carolina crane operators won a whopping labor victory this week after their refusal to work nearly shut down all operations at the Port of Charleston, the nation’s fourth largest container port.
Judiciary committee vote insults women
The field of credible Democrats running for President was significantly narrowed today when two rumored candidates insulted every employed woman, every woman in business, and every woman who has been a victim of violence in this country. In casting their votes to promote Judge D. Brooks Smith to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, only one step below the Supreme Court, rumored candidates Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) and Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) disregarded the extensive evidence of unethical behavior and discriminatory conduct that caused The Washington Post, The New York Times and Los Angeles Times to oppose Smith’s confirmation.
Arab-American relief worker freed
Dr. Riad Abdelkarim, chairman of KinderUSA, an American Muslim charity, arrived home in Irvine, Calif., May 20, after being held for 15 days without charges in an Israeli prison. For the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the Muslim Public Affairs Council page on Dr. Riad Abdelkarim, click here.
Labor: Port Commission must support bills
OAKLAND – A wide array of labor and community groups, joined by local public officials, is calling on the Port Commission here to support legislation that would compel marine terminal operators to improve safety and reduce pollution by trucks.
Four little girls: Promises still unmet
Many martyrs died in the cause of freedom during the civil rights revolution of the 1950s and 1960s. None touched the conscience of the nation and the world more deeply than the terrorist murder Sunday, Sept. 15, 1963, of Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Denise McNair and Carole Robertson. For the entire article, click on the headline. To visit the homepage of 4LittleGirls.com, click here.
