Lufthansa seen ahead of Air France-KLM in race for a piece of Alitalia Oct 3, 2008
Still, Alitalia remains a tough sell given its history of labor action and failed restructuring efforts, said Robert Cullemore, a consultant with Aviation Economics. Competition from rivals like Austrian Airlines and Olympic Airlines, which are also hunting for buyers, weakens Italy's hand further. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
HOLIDAY PERSPECTIVE: The evolution of Labor Day Sep 10, 2008
The History of Labor Day , http://www. dol. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Many still work on Labor Day Sep 2, 2008
Labor Day was one of many proposals to honor workers and to establish the concept of leisure time for hard working Americans, Feurer wrote in an e-mail, responding to questions asked by the Daily Chronicle about the history of Labor Day. In the 1880s, many people worked six days and clocked about 54 hours a week, she said. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
LABOR MUSEUM POSSIBLE Aug 29, 2008
With a museum and the parade, we could tie the entire history of labor in the area together. That s what we re shooting for. (Dundalk Eagle, MD)
Players must pull together Aug 24, 2008
They know the next 18 months will be a critical stretch in the history of labor relations for pro football, so every decision takes on that much more significance. "Our union is still strong," assured Tennessee Titans center Kevin Mawae, the NFLPA's president. (Boston Globe)
Lowell church has a place on National Register Jul 3, 2008
Preserving St. George's is important to keeping alive the full picture of the history of labor in the city, said Stowell, adding that mill employees' places of work are important but it's also crucial to preserve where they were baptized, married, and buried. "Being on the National Register doesn't necessarily mean someone famous slept there or was born there or a famous battle took place there," he said. (Boston Globe)
Thousands ready for Brisbane Labour Day march May 5, 2008
We are yet to see what Mr Rudd and Super Swan will come up with but history of labor party calamities is not on their side. The gloss will fall off and it will be starting with the upcoming federal budget. (Courier Mail)
San Roman: Santa Maria de Iquique Massacre Dec 20, 2007
The tragic episode is perhaps one of the most important and defining moments in Chile's history of labor activism. In early December of 1907, nitrate miners on strike descended on the northern port city of Iquique to demand better working conditions and higher salaries. (Zmag.org)
City to become living classroom in new course Nov 5, 2007
Cooke's specializes the history of labor and technology and material cultures. "New Haven is an incredible laboratory," Cooke said. (New Haven Register, CT)
Port welcomes labor secretary Sep 14, 2007
"We can't really force it from the outside. And here in Houston, there's just a good history of labor and management working together. And the results are that new jobs get created and great things happen here.". The Port of Houston is responsible for 785,049 jobs in Texas, 586,066 related user jobs, 393,147 jobs related to cargo activity at PHA Facilities, 198,983 direct, induced and indirect jobs and boasts $117. (North Channel Sun, TX)
U.S. Secretary of Labor visits Port of Houston, meets with leaders Sep 8, 2007
"We can't really force it from the outside. And here in Houston, there's just a good history of labor and management working together. And the results are that new jobs get created and great things happen here.". Houston Community Newspapers Online 2007. (Pasadena Citizen, TX)
Open house honors history of labor Day Sep 5, 2007
Seventy-three years ago this month, a riot on Sept. 11-12, 1934, broke out in the city during the textile strike against the Woonsocket Rayon Company. The Clinton Street ruckus left the Social District in chaos and one innocent bystander shot to death when National Guardsmen fired into the crowd attempting to storm the plant. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
After more than 100 years, Labor Day still means lazy Sep 3, 2007
m just going to take it easy and don't worry, said Bridges, who like Ross didn't know the history of Labor Day. ell we usually go boating and stuff like that, said John Kelso, a 58-year-old retiree. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
'By the sweat of their brows' Sep 1, 2007
History of Labor DayLabor Day has its roots in the last decades of the nineteenth century - the years just before the Great Depression. The small industrial town of Pullman, Ill. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Labor Day means more than just summer's end Sep 1, 2007
"He said it seems a lot of people who are in labor unions today join only because of the money. Some people appear to have forgotten or simply don't know the history of labor struggles in America. He said thousands of people were killed in the labor struggles during the 1930s and 40s to win workers' rights that are now sometimes taken for granted."I think a lot of people have lost track of how important labor is," he said. "We're seeing more and more jobs sent to other countries where they don't... (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
The History Of Labor Day Aug 31, 2007
Most of the world marks Labor Day on May 1 with parades and rallies. Americans celebrate it in early September, by heading to the beach or firing up the grill. (Forbes)
Freedom Fight: Serb Workers Rights Jul 11, 2007
The objective of the research was to find out what is the state of workers rights within companies whom do not have a history of labor unions, syndicalism, or organizing, unlike the socially owned, or state owned companies where labor issues and organizing have a long history. . (Zmag.org)
Capital gains May 27, 2007
Readers will immediately be impressed by the range of subject matter he can handle, from political, economic, and constitutional history to the history of labor, social movements, and time (he begins with the national regulation of the clock in the 1880s, made necessary by interstate railroads). But readers will also find a narrative that is absorbing in its detail and refreshingly uncompromising in its perspective. (Boston Globe)
Brecher: Labor & Global Warming Apr 14, 2007
The Ambiguous History of Labor and Global Warming. The majority of union members, like the majority of Americans, undoubtedly want action on global warming. (Zmag.org)
[CHALLENGES FOR HYUNDAI MOTOR: PART I]Hyundai Motor needs stable labor relations Jan 21, 2007
Each union member is required to receive 12 hours of education every year on current labor and company issues and the history of labor activism. Leading members of the union have been involved in bribery scandals for doing favors for suppliers, job seekers and even their supposed adversaries in company management. (Korea Herald, Korea)
