:: rawblogXport ::
union news / workers rights / construction / safety / irony...
 |
|||||||
| carpentersunionbc.com | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| google news | |||||||
recent posts: | |||||||
| BlogRolling: | |||||||
blogs that link here  
    
  implementation: email d@ve2300 this weblog is the work of dave livingston, a union carpenter in nelson bc canada 
|
FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of labor and economic issues, etc. We believe this constitutes a "fair use" of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 Chapter 1 Sec.107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. | ||||||
 | |||||||
|
"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Friday, December 05, 2003 ::
Tears, cheers greet end to Bush steel tariffs channelnewsasia.com
The steel industry, which earned a reprieve from some low-cost imports since the March 2002 duties were imposed, expressed disappointment but stopped short of criticizing the president.
Meanwhile, union leaders lashed out at Bush for backing down in the face of international pressure, and leaders of steel-consuming industries praised the president for undoing the damage caused by the tariffs.
Steelworkers Rip Bush, Fret for Future By JUDY LIN, AP
Workers and union leaders vowed to back the Democratic opposition in the 2004 presidential election.
"Our union will now work very hard to make sure George W. Bush joins the ranks of the unemployed next year," said Mark Glyptis, president of the 3,000-member Independent Steelworkers Union at West Virginia's bankrupt Weirton Steel Corp.------------------------------------------- posted 7:41 PM :: reference link ::
0 comments ::
Comments:
Post a Comment
