AltWeeklies Wire
Anti-Sweatshop Law in San Fran is Moving at Slow Pacenew
Two years after the law's passage, some appointees to the city's newly formed Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, including former state senator Tom Hayden, say San Francisco is already failing to recognize its own commitment to human rights.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
G.W. Schulz |
08-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: sweatshops, business & labor
Inside Portland's Crap Jobsnew
To celebrate Labor Day, we honor those who move poop, deal with doorknob butt-plugs, and more.
Willamette Week |
Staff |
08-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Battling Mittal, the Steel Baronnew
Sleeping regulators, the world's fifth-richest man, and some very sick kids -- this won't be an easy fight.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
08-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
North Carolina Students Advocate for Migrant Workersnew
Activists are working on migrants' behalf -- in the fields and at the statehouse.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
08-17-2007 |
Business & Labor
Drivers Seek Support for Clean Trucks Programnew
The program calls for the ports to replace or retrofit all trucks older than 1994 models, and would require trucking companies to make employees of all 16,000 drivers working in the Long Beach and Los Angeles ports.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Daniel Harju |
08-17-2007 |
Business & Labor
Wal-Mart Starts Selling 'Faith-based' Toysnew
Starting this week, the store becomes the first mainstream retailer to sell toys from the One2believe company, which wants to provide alternatives to "toys and dolls that promote evil, destruction, lying, and cheating."
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
John Grooms |
08-17-2007 |
Business & Labor
Where Are All the Payphones?new
Deregulation and industry greed are wiping out a form of old technology that's a critical lifeline.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Diana Scott |
08-16-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Mass. Home Health Care Workers Unitenew
In October, SEIU Local 1199 will hold the largest union election in the history of New England -- if the votes fall the way 1199 expects, the union will represent 22,000 personal care attendants who care for elderly and disabled people in their homes.
Dig Boston |
Cara Bayles |
08-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Prisoners Paying More for Stampsnew
Other commissary items at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail are priced above normal, thanks to Keefe Supply Company.
C-Ville Weekly |
David Moltz |
08-15-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Where Have All the Workers Gone?new
If the population burp represented by the baby boomer generation retires at the time they all become eligible for retirement, we will face a true shortfall in Americans of employable age, a shortage that could reach three million as soon as the year 2015.
Weekly Alibi |
Jerry Ortiz y Pino |
08-14-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Butler Did Itnew
Today's household servants put Jeeves and Alfred to shame.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
08-13-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
At Your Disservicenew
These student butlers got served.
Westword |
Joel Warner |
08-13-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
A Heavy Load for Truckersnew
The ports say they have a plan for cleaner, safer trucks -- but do they have a plan for the truckers?
L.A. Weekly |
Judith Lewis |
07-27-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Wheelchairs of Fortunenew
Attorney Tom Frankovich and his disabled clients sue small businesses to make them accessible -- and make millions.
SF Weekly |
Ron Russell |
07-25-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Heads You Lose, Tails You Lose: 'Lie, Puke and Say No'new
The rare-coin dealers ripping off old folks have their own internal lingo: here's a quick glossary.
Houston Press |
Todd Spivak |
07-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
