AltWeeklies Wire
Harnesssing the Power of Green Jobsnew
With the help of billions in private investment and local and state government incentives, the alternative energy industry, and solar in particular, has exploded in California, resulting in thousands of new jobs in panel installation and solar cell production.
East Bay Express |
Matthew Green |
05-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
Union Shuts Down West Coast Ports, But Media Misses the Historic Storynew
Workers, students, immigrants, and antiwar activists came together on May Day in San Francisco, but it was hard to tell from the next day's mainstream media coverage, which adopted its usual cynical view of the growing movement to end the Iraq War. Sure, there were articles, but each missed the main point: this was the first time in American history that such a massive job action was called to protest a war.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Amanda Witherell |
05-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
Clean Air at the Port Could Cost Small Truckersnew
As the Oakland port wades into a battle over clean air, some truckers are worried that they'll bear the brunt of the costs.
East Bay Express |
Emma Brown |
05-01-2008 |
Business & Labor
Cleaning Up Foreclosed Homes After the Mortgage Crisisnew
Junk haulers expand their business in the wake of evictees leaving behind houses in terrible condition.
Houston Press |
Paul Knight |
04-29-2008 |
Business & Labor
Deep Troublenew
After 22 years at the helm of the Durham-based Divers Alert Network, Peter Bennett is being forced out. Board members of the $14 million nonprofit say that in addition to helping divers, DAN's leader and his allies also were helping themselves.
INDY Week |
Jennifer Strom |
04-21-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Former Phoenix Recycling Workers Fight for Unpaid Wagesnew
When Rudy Carrillo didn't receive his paycheck from Phoenix Recycling last December, his family in Mexico went hungry. He's one of 17 Hispanic and African-American workers who claim that the Memphis plastic recycling plant stopped paying them shortly after Christmas.
The Memphis Flyer |
Bianca Phillips |
04-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
What are the Safety Ramifications of the Bitter Labor Dispute at Petro-Canada?new
A report that says a five-month-long lockout of 260 workers at its Montreal refinery hasn't affected safety came under fire last week from the Parti Quebecois and Canada's largest energy workers union.
Montreal Mirror |
Samer Elatrash |
04-18-2008 |
Business & Labor
The Disappearing North Texas Cowboynew
There are still foremen and cowboys working long-term on the handful of big ranches still left in Tarrant and surrounding counties, or riding full time on their own smaller spreads, but their numbers are small and -- with the region's cities growing faster than most in the country -- getting smaller by the day.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
04-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
Farmworkers Draw Student Supportnew
This spring, North Carolina college students have delved into the world of undocumented workers, bringing back stories about the complex culture and economic realities, staging local protests at a national restaurant chain and hosting educational events on campus.
INDY Week |
Juliana Hanson |
04-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
A Worker's Life Under H&R Blocknew
Tax season is over and you know how much you're getting back. Some workers at H&R Block wish they could say that about their wages.
East Bay Express |
Steve Koppman |
04-17-2008 |
Business & Labor
The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility Takes on Everything from GMOs to Greenhouse Gasesnew
The group was born out of Apartheid South Africa and a group of Protestant shareholders who asked General Motors to reconsider its extensive investment in the country. Executive director Laura Berry talks to us about the ensuing 37 years, and how they group uses shareholder power to influence a host of issues.
San Antonio Current |
Elaine Wolff |
04-16-2008 |
Business & Labor
Olympic Torch Protesters Pump Money Into SF Economynew
"Any event that brings people to San Francisco is going to be good ultimately for the economic base of the city," said David Perry, the city's spokesman for the official Olympic event. "This is a capitalist society. I'm sure there are people making all kinds of T-shirts and tchotchkes, authorized or not."
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
04-10-2008 |
Business & Labor
Do SEIU Leaders Have It In for Dissenter Sal Rosselli?new
Operatives of the union's president Andy Stern are using their money and organizing clout in a hard-hitting campaign -- not to force an employer to the table or to toss out an anti-union politician, but to discredit another labor leader.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
J.B. Powell |
04-09-2008 |
Business & Labor
Citizen Activism Against Oil & Gas Drilling Gains Steamnew
With the price of oil and gas skyrocketing it is now profitable to drill for the last remaining deposits in Texas. The Texas Railroad Commission is a willing helpmate to the industry, allowing the proliferation of oil and gas drills across Texas without regard to the impact on Texans, and many are fighting back.
The Texas Observer |
Rusty Middleton |
04-09-2008 |
Business & Labor
Merchants Fight for Toehold in Gentrifying Downtown Ft. Lauderdalenew
If Jerry Miles loses the latest battle with his landlord, the retail face of downtown Fort Lauderdale likely will become a little more upscale and a little less quirky.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
04-08-2008 |
Business & Labor
