London It had been a classically London day from the movies. The rain had been steady and chilly since 8 AM in the morning. Thanks to a Houston Astros hat and British Columbia raingear, I was fine except for soggy toes on what Jerry Jeff Walker used to call my “manly footwear.” …
Month: October 2007
Informal Workers Union
London I was very lucky on this trip. I got to meet representatives from the central labor federations in all four of the countries I visited, and if you added Russia to the list, where we met another two federations, I was able to get a very good hearing from labor unions. There …
Town and Country
Copenhagen The level of professionalism in Danish NGOs was first class and top of the line, and not only were they engaging, but frank and forthright, sometimes to our peril and sometimes to our celebration. Jumping to a sweeping generalization on a very limited number of meetings, I wondered if they were …