#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Turkish Unions Strike Again, Bolstering Call for Government to Resign http://www.labornotes.org/2013/06/turkish-unions-strike-again-bolstering-call-government-resign A growing number of trade unions representing 800,000 Turkish workers, including members of the KESK and DISK labor coalitions, went out on strike again today. Turkish protesters face continued attacks from police as those occupying Gezi Park were evicted. A joint statement from KESK and DISK announced: “The people’s resistance and mobilization is in its 20th day. Since 8 pm last night, in Taksim Square and many districts there have been non-stop clashes with police. Police attacks over peaceful protestors with excessive violence, with pepper and tear gases, water cannons and water with liquid pepper gas and plastic bullets…”http://www.twitpic.com/cxso7q
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 158 Mercer Street, Soho http://ny.curbed.com/marketplace/properties/334019-158-mercer-street-soho-new-york ,000,000PROPERTY DETAILSCondo7452 square feet5 beds / 5 bathsTaxes,738 Astonishing Soho Duplex. The journey begins when you step off the elevator into the lower level foyer. Off the foyer is the massive Great Room, which has a wood-burning fireplace, a dining area and a modern chef?s kitchen. On this level is the outstanding Master Bedroom Suite with a dressing room and marble bath. Additionally, on this level, are 4 bedrooms, each with a bath, a powder room and laundry room. This apartment offers protected, panoramic views looking over all of Soho and beyond. The 11 foot ceilings and the unique arched windows add to the drama. The journey continues up the staircase to the upper level which can also be accessed directly from the elevator. One finds a formal Living/Dining Room with a wood-burning fireplace, plus another chef?s kitchen. There are three landscaped terraces of unparalleled…http://www.twitpic.com/cx1mzf
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Gezi Park protests reinvigorate Turkey’s labour movement http://theindependent.ca/2013/06/13/gezi-park-protests-reinvigorate-turkeys-labour-movement/ For years, according to one union organizer, the struggle for democracy and human rights felt like one in which nobody was listening.Now, he says, they know they are not alone.Turkey’s unions face greater state-supported repression in their work than most of their western counterparts. The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) 2012 annual survey of violations of trade union rights reports 367 documented violations in Turkey, a number that only reflects those which were reported; the actual number of violations may be higher. Turkey’s country report is a sobering read for trade union activists:“There were many cases of employers dismissing workers simply because of their union membership, notably in the oil, car, engineering, textile and leather industries. There were also several incidents of violence against trade unionists, which in some cases led…http://www.twitpic.com/cx27g2
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty 2013 Wisconsin State AFL-CIO Summer Building and Construction Trades Conference http://wisaflcio.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=4cace10e-b1e8-46a5-ad28-c24720edad5a Tuesday and Wednesday – June 25 & 26, 2013 Radisson Paper Valley Hotel 333 West Colege Avenue Appleton, WI 54911 Click here for Conference Hotel Information & (Tentative) Meeting and Conference Schedule NOTE: June 25th there will be an all-day training seminar for organizers and labor leaders. The training will be organized by the Labor Combat Organizing College; there is afee of for everyone who is attending, this will cover the costs of the instructors, lunch and hotel meeting room expenditures. If you are interested please refer to the enclosed informative flyer and registration form and submit it with your payment. Special Rate: Delegates registering for both sessions will receive a rate of 5. Click here for Labor Combat Training Session informationhttp://www.twitpic.com/cwwmp1
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Blood, Tear Gas, and Twitter: On the Front Lines With Turkey’s ‘Occupy’ Kids http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/06/on-the-front-lines-with-turkeys-occupy-kids.html When all hell finally breaks loose in Gezi Park in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after days living in a dreamlike tranquility in their Zuccotti-style camp, the young, hip protestors spilling out of their tents into the darkness are still half-asleep. Clouds of tear gas billow all around. A line of riot police waits in Taksim Square, just outside the park’s walls.The young people mill around, increasingly roused by adrenaline, and try to organize themselves. A girl hands out lemons — apparently they help with the effects of the gas. At first it’s just the kids who have been camping in the park, but as word spreads, crowds of supporters materialize out of the night. Soon there are tens of thousands of people in a tense standoff with with the cops. Some people are throwing rocks and Molotovs at the police, and volleys of tear gas…http://www.twitpic.com/cwwrdl
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty The Christian Left on Facebook 10 POLITICAL THINGS YOU CAN'T DO WHILE FOLLOWING JESUS http://www.thegodarticle.com/7/post/2013/06/10-political-things-you-cant-do-while-following-jesus.html In response to my last article, “10 Things You Can't Do While Following Jesus,” I was accused multiple times of being political. All I was trying to do was follow Jesus. So, I thought it'd be interesting (and generate tons more hate mail) to show what a list would actually look like if I were being political intentionally. Like the first list, this is not a complete list but it's a pretty good place to start. There will be those who comment and send me messages berating me for “making Jesus political.” It's okay. Fire away. Jesus didn't worry much about stepping on political toes …http://www.twitpic.com/cw4rtm
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Chicago Sun-Times Fires Entire Photo Department, Sign a Petition Demanding Jobs Back http://www.aflcio.org/Blog/Organizing-Bargaining/Chicago-Sun-Times-Fires-Entire-Photo-Department-Sign-a-Petition-Demanding-Jobs-Back Last week in a 20-second meeting with Chicago Sun-Times Editor-in-Chief Jim Kirk, some 28 Sun-Times photographers and photo editors—the paper’s entire photo department—were told they were fired. Photographer John White, with 44 years at the paper, told Poynter Institute’s Kenneth Irby that the meeting was “intimidating” and said, “There was a toxic and unkind spirit in the office.”http://www.twitpic.com/cvb0yt
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty From Tahrir to Occupy to Istanbul: An Anatomy of Current and Future Protest http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/tahrir-to-occupy-to-istanbul-an-anatomy-of-now-and-future-protest There's a sensational, controversial, and inspiring new protest movement out in full force in Turkey. Stunning images of police brutality are circulating the internet, demonstrators are organizing through social media channels, a vaunted public space lies at the heart of the protest, and the whole thing was likely precipitated at least in part due to income inequality. Deja vu, right? Of course, there are plenty of dissimilarities to Occupy Wall Street and the Arab Spring uprisings—there's an undercurrent of religious tension, for one, as the protesters appear to be primarily secular citize…http://www.twitpic.com/cvb5zm
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Bildt calls on Turkish officials to “come to their senses” http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5561893 Commenting on the current unrest in Turkey, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt says he hopes law makers there will not crack down on social media. Writing on Twitter, Bildt says he hopes Turkish officials will: “come to their sense and refrain from any social media censorship.” There have been calls from within the Turkish government to clamp down on social media use, such as Twitter, which has been widely used by demonstrators taking to the streets across the country to protest against Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan…
#union #iww #occupy #ows #p2 #p21 #tlot #tcot #TeaParty Bildt calls on Turkish officials to “come to their senses” http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5561893 Commenting on the current unrest in Turkey, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt says he hopes law makers there will not crack down on social media. Writing on Twitter, Bildt says he hopes Turkish officials will: “come to their sense and refrain from any social media censorship.” There have been calls from within the Turkish government to clamp down on social media use, such as Twitter, which has been widely used by demonstrators taking to the streets across the country to protest against Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan…http://www.twitpic.com/cwqk4w