#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Controversial Plaza 'Attic' Back on the Market for Million http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2013/06/07/controversial_plaza_attic_back_on_the_market_for_59_million.php The lawsuit over the Plaza penthouse once purchased by Andrei Vavilov might be a little ridiculous—he sued on the grounds that the developers hadn't given him the “light and airy expanse” they promised, but had instead given him something more like an attic—all signs point to the fact that buyers haven't exactly been thrilled with this particular property. The latest sign: the penthouse is back on the market as of yesterday, this time asking million. Avid Plaza fans might recall that the apartment sold last spring for a little more than million (after a long wait and some PriceChoppage), so why the extravagant flip attempt?http://www.twitpic.com/cxyt77
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty The European System Of Industrial Relations And The Dynamics Of Transnational Company Agreements http://www.social-europe.eu/2013/06/the-european-system-of-industrial-relations-and-the-dynamics-of-transnational-company-agreements/ European Works Councils (EWCs) and transnational company agreements are a cornerstone of the social dimension of the European Union. They constitute the most dynamic element of the European system of industrial relations which has emerged in the last decades in spite of the considerable differences between the industrial relations systems of the member states. The construction of this system started in 1984 when the European legislators vested the European Commission with the task of encouraging the development of a ‘social dialogue’ so as to promote contractual relations in the longer term. After a period of quasi tripartite European social dialogue that produced rather modest results, the European governments followed the agreement of 31 October 1991 signed by the ETUC, UNICE…http://www.twitpic.com/cxz6fk
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Savings: 5 signs Americans are forgetting the lessons of 2008 http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2013/0207/Savings-5-signs-Americans-are-forgetting-the-lessons-of-2008/Saving-rate-remains-near-historic-lows After a period of belt-tightening in 2008, when Americans boosted their personal saving rate to a 15-year high, the annual rate has fallen again, from 5.4 percent to just 3.9 percent. Are consumers letting their guard down? Declining savings is one of five signs that American households are forgetting the lessons of the Great Recession…http://www.twitpic.com/cxslxa
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Major Milestone: 50 Years of Women in Space http://www.space.com/21562-women-space-history-anniversary.html?cmpid=514639 Sunday (June 16) marks the 50th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova's landmark 1963 flight, which launched her into history as the first woman to fly to space — only two years after Yuri Gagarin performed the first spaceflight ever in 1961. Tereshkova circled the Earth 48 times during her time as the pilot onboard the Vostok 6 spacecraft…http://www.twitpic.com/cxn26g
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Kentucky Labor Movement Embraces Social Media http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Your-Turn/Kentucky-Labor-Movement-Embraces-Social-Media This old reporter remembers when “social media” meant a bunch of newshounds bending elbows in a bar after work.Bo Johnson defines it differently. Social media, specifically text messaging, “Is the single best way for us to get the word out to our members,” says the vice president of the Paducah-based Western Kentucky AFL-CIO Area Council.Johnson made his point at a recent council meeting…http://www.twitpic.com/cxmtx6
A mountain runner cools off after the #MtWashingtonRoadRace! At Lake Chocorua in NH. #swimming #OWS #RunwithKenhttp://www.twitpic.com/cxlhqk
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty AP report: Commander in Nazi SS-led unit living in Minnesota http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/14/18957629-ap-report-commander-in-nazi-ss-led-unit-living-in-minnesota?lite A top commander of a Nazi SS-led unit accused of burning villages filled with women and children lied to American immigration officials to get into the United States and has been living in Minnesota since shortly after World War II, according to evidence uncovered by The Associated Press. Michael Karkoc, 94, told American authorities in 1949 that he had performed no military service during World War II, concealing his work as an officer and founding member of the SS-led Ukrainian Self Defense Legion and later as an officer in the SS Galician Division, according to records obtained by the AP through a Freedom of Information Act request…http://www.twitpic.com/cx7dyx
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Inside Opulent, Oligarch-Worthy Projects by Candy & Candy http://curbed.com/archives/2013/06/13/inside-opulent-oligarchworthy-projects-by-candy-candy.php British luxury property moguls Christian and Nick Candy—the duo behindLondon's wildly expensive One Hyde Park—are taking their billionaire-pleasing show across the pond, attempting to work their brand of money-making magic on this penthouse atop Manhattan's Plaza Hotel. The brothers snapped up the 6,300-square-foot space for .4M, after a pre-sale buyer sued the developer to get out of his .5M contract, claiming that the unit was more of an “attic” than the “light and airy expanse” he was promised. Now that the Candys have outfitted the place in their usual glossy style, the four-bedroom, six-bathroom mansion in the sky is listed for M. With their foray abroad still awaiting buyer validation, the Candy brothers have been thriving in their native U.K., both developing their own properties and outfitting trophy units for other developers…http://www.twitpic.com/cx1gs6
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Investigation Launched into Death of Georgia Worker at Kia Supplier http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Corporate-Greed/Investigation-Launched-into-Death-of-Georgia-Worker-at-Kia-Supplier The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched an investigation into working conditions at Sewon America's LaGrange, Ga., facility after an employee, Teresa Weaver Pickard, died after allegedly being forced to work in extreme heat. Sewon, a company that provides auto parts to Kia, denies Pickard's death was work-related, but an anonymous source at the plant has disputed Sewon's account of the tragedy…http://www.twitpic.com/cx1j0m
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Ohio Union Members Stand with Fired Teacher Carla Hale http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/In-The-States/Ohio-Union-Members-Stand-with-Fired-Teacher-Carla-Hale It was her mom's obituary that got Carla Hale fired. The six words sealed the deal? “Survived by Carla & her partner.”Hale, who taught physical education at Bishop Watterson High School in Columbus, Ohio, for 19 years, was fired in March, weeks after the obit ran. Hale said she was fired for being in a gay relationship. Now, local unions represented by the Central Ohio Labor Council are supporting supporting Hale in her fight to be reinstated. People's World writer Bruce Bostick reports: Speaking for the AFL-CIO, Glen Skeen, an officer in CWA [Communications Workers of America] and president of Pride@Work Ohio, [said]:”We are here supporting Carla, not because we know her, like so many of you, but because nobody, whether we know them or not, should ever have to live in fear because their boss, whether it's a church or a company, can fire them for what they…http://www.twitpic.com/cx28nw