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Delegation to Trader Joe's re: 2 Buck Chuck & Heat death of

2008-07-24T12:27:05Z

Press conference before UFW supporters turn in the 15,000 letters to Trad\
er Joe's re: the relationship between Trader Joe's Two Buck Chuck and the
tragic heat related death of 17 year-old Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez.

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Childhood denied

2008-07-19T08:38:37Z

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Millions of children forced to work to earn meagre income, or nothing at all

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Barack Obama: Economic Roundtable with Labor Leaders

2008-07-17T10:43:22Z

Washington, D.C.
June 19, 2008

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The Ides of March: Skip Press Interview

2008-06-17T14:20:20Z

Author and former Scientologist Skip Press recalls how he was expelled (declared a suppressive person) from the Scientology organization for refusing to join the organization's labor force. This a major facet of what the documentary The Ides of March will be exploring. This untouched, unedited footage was uploaded for public edification and education and can be used for non-profit purposes. Enjoy.

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Van Jones on the Third Wave of Environmentalism

2008-06-16T13:34:28Z

Van Jones, Founder/Director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, talks about his compelling moral vision for California to abandon its "incarceration economy" for an "innovation economy" and do an ecolgical U-turn on the four wheels of labor, progressive business, environmentalism and social justice. As he puts it, "a rainbow city in a rainbow state in a rainbow country leading the way to a rainbow planet."

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SAFEWAY INC. CORPORATE GREED

2008-07-24T12:49:00Z

Safeway engaged in unfair labor practices at the Safeway Distribution Center in Tracy, Ca. Teamsters gear up for a strike!

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SAFEWAY INC. CORPORATE GREED

2008-07-09T19:22:39Z

Safeway Inc. engaged in unfair labor practices at the Safeway Distribution Center in Tracy, Ca. Teamsters get ready for a strike.

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The New Episode from This Brave Nation!

2008-06-05T20:30:12Z

My mother is a strong woman. She is someone who can demand attention and who can also take charge when shit happens. But she is also an incredibly caring woman who taught me how to be good and encouraged me to be independent and strong in my own way. I've always admired her and respected her. And as a result, I am inspired by others who have those characteristics, especially women.

So, when it was arranged that Bonnie Raitt and Dolores Huerta – two people who are the epitome of strong women – would appear together in This Brave Nation, I immediately called my mom to tell her. It just so happened Momma Sprinkle is a huge fan of Bonnie’s and always respected Dolores for her incredible work (while raising eleven children). And since we’re all continuously looking for parental approval, I was thrilled that my mom was thrilled.

Dolores Huerta was the co-founder of the United Farm Workers (with Cesar Chavez). She is a woman who stood up for thousands of migrant laborers and fought for years to help protect their families, all while creating a life for her own family that could certainly be described as “different.” Bonnie Raitt is, of course, the multi-platinum selling musician, but she is also a tireless crusader protecting the environment, as well looking after the lives of some of the talented musicians who mentored her.

This week’s This Brave Nation with Strong, Talented, Independent women. You won't want to miss it.

Go to bravenation.com to see the new episode, to get copies of This Brave Nation on DVD, and to nominate a young woman you know for the first ever Brave Nation Young Activist Award.

And call your mom. She'll appreciate it.

The New Episode from This Brave Nation!

2008-07-24T12:28:58Z

My mother is a strong woman. She is someone who can demand attention and who can also take charge when shit happens. But she is also an incredibly caring woman who taught me how to be good and encouraged me to be independent and strong in my own way. I've always admired and respected her. And as a result, I am inspired by others who have those characteristics, especially women.

So, when it was arranged that Bonnie Raitt and Dolores Huerta – two people who epitomize the notion of strong women – would appear together in This Brave Nation, I immediately called my mom to tell her. It just so happens Momma Sprinkle is a huge fan of Bonnie’s and always respected Dolores for her incredible work (while raising eleven children). And since we’re all continuously looking for parental approval, I was thrilled that my mom was thrilled.

Dolores Huerta was the co-founder of the United Farm Workers (with Cesar Chavez). She is a woman who stood up for thousands of migrant laborers and fought for years to help protect their families, all while creating a life for her own family that could certainly be described as “different.” Bonnie Raitt is, of course, the multi-platinum selling musician. But she is also a tireless crusader protecting the environment, as well as looking after the lives of some of the talented musicians who mentored her.

This week’s This Brave Nation with Strong, Talented, Independent women. You won't want to miss it. Go to bravenation.com to see the new episode, to get copies of This Brave Nation on DVD, and to nominate a young woman you know for the first ever Brave Nation Young Activist Award. And call your mom. She'll appreciate it.

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Our Coming Robotic Society - Paul Saffo

2008-06-19T12:41:22Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Futurist author Paul Saffo predicts a gradual shift to a robot-based economy for the Japan and the United States, and discusses possible impacts for the remaining human workforce.

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Paul Saffo discusses Embracing Uncertainty: Connecting Policy to Long-Range Forecasting.

A movie star as governor? No way! Planes hitting skyscrapers? The stuff of horror films! Forecasters struggle to anticipate an ever-stranger geopolitical reality. In this moment of unprecedented uncertainty and change, says Saffo, it is tempting to conclude that forecasting is as dangerous as it is futile.

In fact, connecting short-term policy to long-range forecasting is surprisingly easy - and absolutely crucial to meeting the challenges before us. All it takes is a simple shift in perspective and a few common-sense heuristics.

Saffo is a legendary technology forecaster, with over two decades of experience exploring long-term technological change and its impact on business and society - The Commonwealth Club of California

Paul Saffo is a forecaster and strategist with over two decades experience exploring long-term technological change and its practical impact on business and society. Paul is Chairman of the Samsung Science Board, and serves on a variety of other boards and advisory panels, including the Stanford Advisory Council on Science, Technology and Society, and the Long Now Foundation, as well as the boards of several public and pre-public companies located the United States and abroad. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences and has served as an advisor and Forum Fellow to the World Economic Forum, which in the late 1990s named Paul one of its "100 Global Leaders For Tomorrow."

Paul currently serves on the Board of the Institute for the Future and the Long Now Foundation. He is also the Chairman of Samsung Science Advisory Board.

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Benefits of Free Trade - Ambassador William Brownfield

2008-06-17T10:46:18Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

U.S. Ambassador to Colombia William Brownfield gives his views on the importance of free trade agreements between the United States and Colombia, as well as with other nations.

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Ambassador William R. Brownfield, United States Ambassador to Colombia outlines the current challenges facing Colombia and discusses the U.S.-Colombia relationship. Following his presentation, he answers questions from the audience.

Ambassador William Brownfield, a career minister in the Senior Foreign Service, was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to Colombia on August 21, 2007. Before arriving in Colombia, Ambassador Brownfield served as U.S. Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Chile. His first assignment after joining the Foreign Service in 1979 was in Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Ambassador Brownfield's other overseas postings also include Counselor for Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva and assignments in Argentina and El Salvador. He was temporarily assigned as Political Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command in Panama 1989-90.In Washington, Ambassador Brownfield's assignments have included Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA), Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), Executive Assistant in the Bureau of Inter-American Affairs, Member of the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff, and Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs.

Ambassador Brownfield is a graduate of Cornell University (1974) and the National War College (1993); he also attended the University of Texas School of Law (1976-78). He speaks Spanish and French. He is a native of the State of Texas.

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Teamsters First Student Rally, Jacksonville, FL

2008-07-24T12:51:58Z

Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa leads a rally for First Student bus drivers in Jacksonville, FL.

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Jim Hightower - Alternate Models of Business Ownership

2008-07-09T19:23:54Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Populist author and activist Jim Hightower advocates worker-owned co-ops as alternative models of business ownership, using two stories as examples.

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Jim Hightower talks about Swim Against the Current: Even a Dead Fish Can Go with the Flow.

America's most irascible curmudgeon turns a benevolent eye toward the hardworking souls who have found ways to break free from corporate tentacles and redefine success in business, politics, and life in general. Hightower is a national radio commentator and the author of Thieves in High Places - Book Passage

Jim Hightower is a national radio commentator and the author of Thieves in High Places. He broadcasts daily radio commentaries that are carried in more than 150 commercial and public stations, on the web, on Armed Forces Radio, and on Radio for Peace International.

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Will recession kill or renew labor unions

2008-06-07T21:30:50Z

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John Schmitt on struggling unions and the promise of a new e

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Thomas Sowell - "Income Stagnation" an Economic Myth?

2008-06-06T21:29:50Z

Complete video at: fora.tv

Hoover Institution Senior Fellow Thomas Sowell argues that reports of stagnation among American incomes over the last several decades are an economic and political myth.

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Peter Robinson speaks with Thomas Sowell about his new book Economic Facts and Fallacies in which Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues.

Sowell takes on the conventional thinking on a wide swath of America's economic life, from male-female economic differences to income stagnation, executive pay, and social mobility to economics of higher education. In all cases he demonstrates how economics relates to the social issues that deeply affect our country - Hoover Institution

Thomas Sowell is an American economist, political writer, and commentator. He is currently a senior fellow of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. In 1990, he won the Francis Boyer Award, presented by the American Enterprise Institute. In 2002 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal for prolific scholarship melding history, economics, and political science.

Peter M. Robinson is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, where he writes about business and politics, edits Hoover's quarterly journal, the Hoover Digest, and hosts Hoover's television program, Uncommon Knowledge.

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Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

2008-03-26T19:33:53Z

97 years ago, a fire broke out in the upper floors of New York's Triangle Shirtwaist Company that killed 146 workers, mostly women. It was one of the worst disasters since the start of the Industrial Revolution, underscoring the need for workers' rights.

Though unions like the International Ladies Garment Workers were just gaining steam, the "laws" protecting garment workers were so poorly enforced that Triangle got away with having doors that only opened inward, doors they locked in order to keep tabs on their employees. And so, when the fire struck, many of the those who died were burned alive or forced to leap to their own deaths.

Tragically, there are still sweatshops today in our country that fail to provide adequate working conditions for their laborers. Many employ illegal immigrants who are underpaid and grossly overworked. According to Cornell's School of Industrial and Labor Relations, a recent U.S. Department of Labor study found that 98% of Los Angeles garment factories have health and safety violations "serious enough to lead to severe injuries or death."

Let's remember the Triangle fire by not allowing it to repeat. The union coalition UNITE HERE! offers the chance learn more and take action.

A season of renewed commitment to the human spirit

2008-07-24T12:50:10Z

A personal thank you from Dennis and Elizabeth for your friendship and support. And, in this season of renewal and hope, their best wishes to all in the spirit of hope that springs eternal, in the spirit of peace, and in the spirit of a better life on the planet we all share together.

Video by Chad Ely
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Hassan Jumaa - World Against War Rally London Feb 2008

2008-06-17T10:20:14Z

http://www.stopwar.org.uk
Hassan Jumaa - World Against War Rally London Feb 2008

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Labor law reform and the economy

2008-06-16T03:32:16Z

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Dean Baker: Will labor law reform be a priority for the next administration? (2 of 3)

2008-02-13

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Dolores Huerta in East LA

2008-07-24T12:54:24Z

EAST LOS ANGELES, CA - Civil and labor rights leader Dolores Huerta tells Jacob Soboroff of Why Tuesday? that "we cannot continue the type of electoral processes that we have right now." In 1962, with César Chávez, she co-founded the group that became the United Farm Workers. Huerta is today one of the most recognized labor leaders in the United States.

For more:
http://www.whytuesday.org

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Labor Organizer Marshall Ganz

2008-06-10T21:31:58Z

Marshall Ganz worked with Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers for over sixteen years.

He helped organize a Get Out the Vote campaign in the 1968 California Primary for Robert Kennedy.

He now supports Senator Obama for many of the same reasons he supported Kennedy.

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John Edwards-South Carolina Speech: 1.26.08

2008-06-13T03:31:12Z

John Edwards delivers a speech in SC where he tells voters, "Your voice will be heard!" January 26, 2008

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Mosaic News - 01/24/08: World News From The Middle East

2008-06-13T03:30:45Z

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"18 Killed in an Explosion in Iraq," Al Jazeera TV, Qatar
"Breaking the Seige on Gaza," Dubai TV, UAE
"Egypt Should Take Responsibility for Gaza," IBA TV, Israel
"Sderot Residents Suffer from Qassam Rockets," Al-Alam TV, Iran
"Mubarak Warned Israel of Consequence of Siege," Egypt Satellite Channel, Egypt
"Iran Sends Aid to Gaza," IRIB2 TV, Iran
"Lebanese Laborers Demonstrate Against Low Pay," Al Arabiya TV, UAE
"Madrasas in Afghanistan," Al Jazeera English, Qatar
Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani.

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Rail Unions Sign Tentative Amtrak Agreement

2008-07-24T12:51:59Z

On January 18, 2008, representatives of several rail unions, including the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes, a division of the Teamsters Rail Conference, signed a tentative agreement with Amtrak. BMWED members Stuart Hurlburt and Jedd Dodd offered remarks.

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John Edwards in Atlanta, GA: 1.19.08

2008-06-18T09:30:29Z

John Edwards rallies at the IBEW Union Local 613 in Atlanta, GA

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