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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 ::
TODAY’S PIG IS TOMORROW’S BACON (a Labor Day recipe) - By Greg Palast, The People's Voice, TN
This week, Dupont, the chemical giant, slashed employee pension benefits by two-thirds. Furthermore, new Dupont workers won’t get a guaranteed pension at all — and no health care after retirement. It’s part of Dupont’s new “Die Young” program, I hear. Dupont is not in financial straits. Rather, the slash attack on its workers’ pensions was aimed at adding a crucial three cents a share to company earnings, from $3.11 per share to $3.14.
So Happy Labor Day.------------------------------------------- posted 5:30 PM :: reference link ::
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