Mobile The latest mass action organized by India FDI Watch Campaign and joined by our allies was called a halla bol against the insertion of foreign companies into the Indian retail sector without regulations and protections. In Hindi halla bol would translate in English to attack or make a loud noise! This is a serious …
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Short Takes
Mobile Here are some notes worth consideration. * In Rev. Orange’s Times obituary to my surprise there was a large piece on his time with us on the HOTRC campaign in New Orleans: “Five years earlier, Mr. Orange had gone to New Orleans to work on a campaign to unionize thousands of housekeepers, banquet …
Rev. James Orange
New Orleans James Orange was on the AFL-CIO Southern Regional staff working with various groups when I was directing the HOTROC organizing campaign, a joint program with ACORN, the Service Employees, HERE, and the Operating Engineers to unite hotel and hospitality workers throughout New Orleans. Ken Johnson, the AFL-CIO’s southern regional director, detached Orange …