New Orleans At the end of a fascinating planning meeting in a living room in Austin during a welcome all day of rain, I thought I would add some fun to the end of this productive session by making a suggestion that when the new organization got up and running with a website, here was …
Category: Labor Organizing
Chicago Teachers: When There’s a Contract, Call Me, Maybe!
Austin Keeping communications fun and to the point, here’s a great Youtube video by a bunch of Chicago elementary school teachers. Cute, powerful, and says it all! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqXmX5caH7k
Fight Over Foreign Retail (Walmart!) Entry into India Enters a New Stage
New Orleans Desperate to hold onto power with national elections coming in 2013 and beset by crises over coal, telecom, and slowing growth, India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, announced modifications in foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, potentially paving the way for Walmart, Carrefour, Tesco, Metro, and other multi-national companies to enter the growing Indian …