Still Lording it Over
Day: July 17, 2010
As Though 11-Year CBA Suspension Not Enough, PAL Employees Face Layoffs, Contractualization
By MARYA SALAMAT
Philippine Airlines has announced that it would spin-off three ‘non-core business’ to stave off losses. However, the 3,000 employees who are about to lose their jobs and progressive labor center KMU believe that it is a company ploy to maximize profits by depriving the workers of their tenure, their just pay, and union rights.
Documents Reveal Multimillion-dollar Funding to Journalists and Media in Venezuela
By Eva Golinger Postcards from the Revolution International Posted by Bulatlat.com US State Department documents declassified under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) evidence more than $4 million USD in funding to journalists and private media in Venezuela during the last three years. This funding is part of the more than $40 million USD international…
Buying Venezuela’s Press With U.S. Tax Dollars
By JEREMY BIGWOOD NACLA International Posted by Bulatlat.com The U.S. State Department is secretly funneling millions of dollars to Latin American journalists, according to documents obtained in June under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The 20 documents released to this author—including grant proposals, awards, and quarterly reports—show that between 2007 and 2009, the State…
Chinese Pay Disputes Mirrored Across Region
By ELAINE MOORE Peopleresist.net International Posted by Bulatlat.com Chinese labour unrest is being replicated in south-east Asia where factories that compete with China to supply low-cost goods face walkouts as employees demand better pay and benefits. In Cambodia, workers are poised to stage a three-day strike this month in a dispute over the minimum wage…
The G20 in Toronto: Mayhem from Inside the Fences
By PAUL QUINTOS Peopleresist.net International Posted by Bulatlat.com Leaders from 20 major economies gathered in Toronto last June 26-27, 2010 in the first Summit of the G20 in its new self-designated role as “the premier forum for international economic cooperation.” Its mandate is no less than licking the gravest economic crisis the world has seen…