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#BTColumn – Reviewing industrial labour practices - Barbados Today
The views and opinions expressed by the author(s) do not represent the official position of Barbados TODAY. by Dennis De Peiza The adversarial approach to industrial relations which was first practised some eight decades ago, is now almost a thing of the past. This change has caused labour leaders
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A. Philip Randolph Institute
The A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) is an organization for African-American trade unionists. APRI advocates social, labor, and economic change at the state and federal level, using legal and legislative
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Major strike may leave parts of Gauteng 'without water' from WEDNESDAY
People in Gauteng have been warned about the taps 'running dry' on Wednesday, as strike action threatens to disrupt the local water supply.
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Nigeria: Strike - Govt Parleys With Resident Doctors
[Daily Trust] The federal government has again invited members of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) with a view to solving the ongoing industrial dispute in the health sector.
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996)
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A. Philip Randolph
Asa Philip Randolph was born on April 15, 1889 in Crescent City, Florida, to a Methodist Minister, James Randolph. In 1891, the Randolph family, strong supporters of equal rights for African Americans, moved to
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16
1979
Unions Rally to Defund Police and Call for OPOA to Embrace Reform Unions Rally to Defund Police and Call for OPOA to Embrace Reform
Approximately 150 union members and community leaders rallied June 17 at the Oakland Police Officers Association (OPOA, the police officer’s union) at 555 5th Street in Oakland to demand reform. Service Employees International Union, United Service Workers West (SEIU USWW), UNITE HERE 2850, AFSCME
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Brazil
Brazil covers nearly half of South America and is the continents largest nation. It extends 2,965 mi (4,772 km) north-south, 2,691 mi (4,331 km) east-west, and borders every nation on the continent except Chile and Ecuador. Brazil may be divided into the Brazilian Highlands, or plateau, in the
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Powerful union apologizes, withdraws ad after accusations of anti-Semitism - Black Voice News
In summary The State Building and Construction Trades Council placed a Facebook advertisement which members of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus objected to. The union retracted the ad and issued an apology, but the incident illustrates the fraught tensions at play in state housing
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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California
Burkina Faso
Slightly larger than Colorado, Burkina Faso, formerly known as Upper Volta, is a landlocked country in West Africa. Its neighbors are Côte dIvoire, Mali, Niger, Benin, Togo, and Ghana. The country consists of extensive plains, low hills, high savannas, and a desert area in the
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Demonstrations for housing, school and jobs
Civil rights group demonstrated at Harlem construction sites to Protest discrimination in building trades unions. Demonstrations and marches were held in metropolitan areas in June, July and August to dramatize discontent over housing, school and job discrimination.
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12
1963
PM's Labour Day message: Approach post-pandemic with optimism - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE Prime Minister has encouraged workers to approach the future with optimism, even if life is different in a post-pandemic world. In a statement in recognition of Labour Day, Dr Rowley said the government only views the future with optimism. 'Some labour leaders, feeling insecure, see onl
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Congress of Racial Equality
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Nigeria: ASUU Accuses Govt of Victimisation Over Unpaid Salaries
[Leadership] Ibadan -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the federal government and the office of the Accountant General of the Federation of victimising her members through refusal to pay them salaries running between two to 10 months despite suspending the strike on "no
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The Endless Strike: Unionism In Mexico | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star
MEXICO CITY — More than a year on strike, and there is no solution on the horizon. The unionized workers of Notimex, the Mexican state news agency, are living through the struggle. Wrongful terminations, the closure of correspondents’ offices, cyberbullying and leadership ignoring the
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Govt outlines measures to prevent, mitigate spread of Covid-19 when ECDs reopen
Although the reopening date has not been announced, the Department of Social Development released a circular this week regarding the preparation and planning for the centres and partial care
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency that administers and enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individuals race, children, national
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Ecuador bets on a return to normal | Afro
Ecuador, one of the hardest-hit countries in the region, is starting to reopen after a 40-day country-wide lockdown and transition to social
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John Kennedy’s Executive Order 10925 (1961)
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The Southern Negro Youth Congress: A Participant Recalls Its Past
In the article below historian Gwendolyn Midlo Hall recounts her role as a founder of the New Orleans Youth Congress and the early years of the Southern Negro Youth Congress.  This account is part of her soon to be published
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Nov
15
1974
MLK Labor Council Kicks Out Seattle Police Officers' Guild
In a dramatic show of building a labor movement that is better connected with the local community and taking action to address historic and ongoing racism in our society, the MLK Labor Council affiliates voted tonight to expel the Seattle Police Officers’ Guild from the
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Source: https://seattlemedium.com
Brown, Cora Mae (1914-1972)
Cora Mae Brown was part of a generation of African American women who translated their community work into political struggle during the first half of the twentieth century.  Born in 1914 in Bessemer, Alabama, Brown’s family migrated to Detroit, Michigan when she was eight years old.  There she was
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The Moynihan Report (1965)
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4
1965
Belly Mujinga: Questions raised as person alleged to have spat at Belly remains anonymous - Voice Online
A YEAR after transport worker Belly Bujinga's tragic death from COVID-19, her campaign for justice... The post Belly Mujinga: Questions raised as person alleged to have spat at Belly remains anonymous appeared first on Voice Online.
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Zimbabwe: Swiss Labour Union to Offer Zim Mine Workers Capacity Building Skills
[New Zimbabwe] A SWITZERLAND-based global workers' union Industriall Global has offered funding to Zimbabwe mine workers for training in capacity building.
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To axe or not?
Former president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica Howard Mitchell explains that capitalism, globally, and to some extent in Jamaica, is moving towards the point where human capital is considered more important than other inputs, but he stressed that this will always be subject to
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An unarmed Black man may get shot while jogging, a beautiful Black woman might get gunned down in her own home for no justifiable reason or a young, Black boy might get murdered for going to the corner store to get a can of tea and a bag of
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DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised to step up enforcement of their mask
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Hopefully the sugar unions will be energised to rise above limitations - Stabroek News
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