AKRSP launched a three-day long convention for representatives of LSO CHITRAL: A three-day Convention for representatives of Local Support Organization (LSO) is being held in auditorium here where around 200 delegates from around 40 LSOs from various regions including Baltistan, Astore, Gilgit, Hunza, Nagar, Ghizer and Chitral are participating. The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) is […]
First BdOSN Code Sprint concluded successful
Four teams of students, led by professional software engineers from the industry, developed four Open Source Software in First BdOSN CodeSprint 2008 held in Sylhet from 15th to 17th August. The concluding ceremony was held on 17th August with the demonstration of the projects. The concluding ceremony was attended by the students, teachers as well […]
NY Airports Plan to Block Flight Slot Auction Proposal
Posted by findingDulcinea staff The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced that area airports will not accept flights from airlines that purchased landing slots in a government auction. In an effort to block the Bush administration’s proposal to auction flight landing slots, the Port Authority’s major airports—John F. Kennedy, Newark Liberty, and […]
L.A. City Council Joins Car Washers’ Fight For Justice
by James Parks, Jul 31, 2008 The campaign by car wash employees for fair wages and decent work in the Los Angeles area gained a major boost yesterday when the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed a resolution strongly endorsing efforts of car wash workers to secure just wages, safe working conditions and the freedom […]
Book Talk: All Workers Want Respect, Freedom to Do Their Jobs
by James Parks, Jul 31, 2008 There was a time when workers who did good work on the job and were loyal to their employers were rewarded with a lifetime job, decent wage, health care and a secure retirement. Not anymore. Today, the social contract between employers and workers is so broken, Gen Y no […]
Bush Labor Dept. Secretly Writes Rule on Worker Exposure to Toxins
For seven and a half years, the Bush administration has delayed and sometimes just refused to act on workplace safety and health rules that could save lives and prevent serious injuries. Had the administration acted on those stalled rules, it may have prevented the deaths of 13 workers in a Georgia sugar plant explosion in […]
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