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Locked out Alcatraz ferry workers fight back online and on the picket line
Submitted by intexile on Wed, 11/15/2006 - 11:30pm
On September 25th of 2006 Alcatraz Cruises, part of the notoriously anti-union Hornblower Yachts, took over the contract to run the Alcatraz ferry service using non union crews for the first time since the service began in the early 70's.
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Unions take on AOL's 'Email tax'
Submitted by intexile on Thu, 03/23/2006 - 12:55pmEditor's note: Reposted from Labourstart.Org.
Right now, America Online (AOL) and other internet service providers are considering imposing charges on email sent to their subscribers. This is no problem for Wal-Mart and McDonalds -- but it is a problem for those of us fighting against Wal-Mart and McDonalds. We must bring pressure to bear to compel AOL and others to change their minds, and to keep email free.
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Why do the AFL-CIO and/or CTW and their affiliated unions fear interactive sites?
Submitted by intexile on Mon, 03/13/2006 - 1:01amThe United Farm Workers have updated their website (http://www.ufw.org).
While it certainly is a visual and/or informational improvement over their previous site, they still lack user-driven interactive features, such as user accounts, the ability to post news and blog entries, and member driven forums. Like so many other CTW and AFL-CIO websites, the UFW remains at best ignorant and at worst fearful of a democratic communications network.
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