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This leaves VW in a difficult situation. They still want to create workers councils, but (state? Federal?) laws may not permit them to do so without a recognized union to bargain with. The real powers behind the opposition are the Kochs and their various affiliated groups along with the vast array of anti-union forces that have dominated American politics since Reagan destroyed the air traffic controllers union. Private sector unionization rates are under 10% in the US and continuing to fall. There are many and complex reasons for this, but relentless anti-union propaganda and financial support from the right has certainly played an important role.
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2014-02-16, 09:18 | Link #32862 |
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In Indonesia, Kerry blasts climate change deniers
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...02-16-06-09-38 South Africa: dozens of illegal miners trapped http://bigstory.ap.org/article/south...miners-trapped
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2014-02-16, 17:53 | Link #32865 |
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China expands baby hatch scheme.
Thoughts on this? I don't know anything about the issue but it seems to me like a good idea. It's going to happen anyway so you might as well make it as safe as possible. Still very heartbreaking though.
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2014-02-16, 17:58 | Link #32866 | |
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2014-02-17, 00:11 | Link #32867 | |
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Iran’s dead poets society: The execution of Hashem Shabaani shows the pen can be mightier than the sword
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2014-02-17, 01:25 | Link #32868 | |
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Reports Rome-bound Ethiopian Airlines flight hijacked
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2014-02-17, 07:40 | Link #32870 |
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Five Japan divers found alive after days missing off Bali
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2014-02-17, 07:50 | Link #32871 |
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Fortunately, this wasn't as 'serious' as a terrorist hijacking, as the co-pilot (the hijacker) landed the plane safely and didn't seem to have any intentions to bring harm to those on board. It could have ended disastrously if something went wrong along the way, but in this case, everything went rather smoothly and the man turned himself in upon arrival.
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2014-02-17, 15:02 | Link #32873 | |
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Military's 'Iron Man' Suit May Be Ready to Test This Summer
Oh my... Since the time we sci-fi freaks think of Iron Man-style or Halo-style armors, this is a program I'd keep my eyes on for updates. Quote:
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2014-02-17, 15:05 | Link #32874 | |
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It's public knowledge Japan already has plutonium, it's just the leftovers from the powerplants. And since plutonium powerplants are not popular, they can't use them. And of course, plutonium is poisonous AND not for sale internationally. So it is only sensible thing Japan CAN do is to lock them away safely. You can't destroy them, and you can't dump them. What else were they suppose to do? Japan has enough plutonium for 200 nukes. We know this for years. Japan isn't a nuclear power purely by choice, not because they can't.
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2014-02-17, 22:25 | Link #32878 | |
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Swiss fighters grounded during hijacking as outside office hours: "No Swiss fighter jets were scrambled Monday when an Ethiopian Airlines co-pilot hijacked his own plane and forced it to land in Geneva, because it happened outside business hours, the Swiss airforce said." See: http://news.yahoo.com/swiss-fighters...182241347.html |
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2014-02-17, 22:41 | Link #32879 | |
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2014-02-17, 22:44 | Link #32880 |
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North Korea crimes evoke Nazi era, Kim may face charges: U.N. inquiry
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A1G0O720140217 Venezuela expels three U.S. diplomats, protests rumble http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/...A1G17T20140217
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