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Commission votes to enforce living wage
OAKLAND, Calif. – After three months of stalling on carrying out the mandate of Alameda County voters, the Oakland Port Commission voted Aug. 6 to require that eight rental car companies and about 100 other firms at the port must pay a living wage. County voters approved by 78 percent a measure to adopt a […]
- August 16, 2002
McKinney supporters hold fundraiser
PHILADELPHIA – Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.), running in an August 20 Democratic primary to represent her district after five terms in office and another vicious fight against her, announced at a fundraiser held in the Mount Airy section here that she is for justice for Palestinians and for Israelis. McKinney’s challenger is a handpicked candidate, […]
- August 16, 2002
Commercialism invades Billiken parade
CHICAGO – Over a million people, despite heat and sun, attended the 73rd annual Bud Billiken Parade here Aug. 10, and millions more watched the nation’s second largest parade on television. Historically, the parade represents a celebration of children, community, and culture. Parade organizers alluded to this tradition by touting a youth-oriented theme, “Prepare Today, […]
- August 16, 2002
Four plead guilty in racist conspiracy
YORK, Pa. – Four white men pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges Aug. 14 in the shooting death of a Black woman during a 1969 lynch attack on the city’s African-American community. The four were among 10 people, including former York Mayor Charlie Robertson, who were charged with murder in the killing of Lillie Belle Allen […]
- August 16, 2002
Peace groups hail Armey, blast Iraq war plan
Republican House Majority Leader Dick Armey’s statements condemning George W. Bush’s rush toward a unilateral war on Iraq hit Washington like a thunderclap, drawing praise from peace groups that usually hammer him for his extreme rightwing views. “Once in a while there is a crack in the veneer and somebody actually speaks the truth, and […]
- August 16, 2002
International notes
Israel: Public workers protest budget cuts Nearly 1.5 million Israeli public sector workers struck for three hours Monday to protest government plans to cut next year’s budget and to demand wage increases compensating workers for inflation, the Histadrut Labor Federation said. The strike shut national and local government offices, railways, ports, government-owned companies, unionized private […]
- By : John Pappademos And Evelina Alarcon
- August 16, 2002
Bush summit: All show, no go
It was “all show and no go” at George W. Bush’s economic summit in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, a stage-managed production with a handpicked cast of Republican loyalists dutifully applauding Bush’s trite line that all is well because “this is America.” The Dow Jones reacted by plummeting 206 points, while US Airways announced it was […]
- By : John Pappademos And Evelina Alarcon
- August 16, 2002
Longshore rallies to Bush: Butt out
“Contract, Yes! Government intervention, No!” was the message of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the AFL-CIO, Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) and many mayors at rallies up and down the West Coast, Aug. 12. Thousands took to the streets in protest of a threat by the Bush administration to take over ports […]
- By : John Pappademos And Evelina Alarcon
- August 16, 2002
NOW launches Truth About George website
The National Organization for Women (NOW) announced July 31 it is launching a new website, TheTruthAboutGeorge.com. “to offer real information about what is going on and to help protect our democracy from being eroded under the cover of ‘war’.” NOW president Kim Gandy said, “It’s high time the public hears the truth about George W. […]
- By : Evelina Alarcon
- August 9, 2002
Privatization hits Philly schools
News Analysis On August 1, after months of controversy, protest and uncertainty, the Philadelphia School Reform Commission (SRC) voted to sign contracts with Edison Schools, Inc., and other for-profit Educational Management Organizations (EMOs). These contracts mean that 45 of the city’s 264 public schools will be privately managed this year. Ten years ago, education activists […]
- By : Evelina Alarcon
- August 9, 2002