–QFL backs UFCW Canada program to sponsor Wal-Mart workers in Jonquière: The unions are coming to the rescue of the workers of the WalMart that is closing. They will give them financial support and job placement. This is one reason that unions exist.
–Noam Chomsky: Elections Run by Same Guys Who Sell Toothpaste. It has been posted before I think but hey, why not again…
–Nursing Against the Odds: The Workers’ View: An interesting article about nursing…
–World Bank on India’s Fiscal Policy: We are free to elect governments but the World Bank and the IMF dictate the policies. A little history of the World Bank in India and what is going on their now.
–Chavez steps up calls for socialism: He talks the talk but will he walk the walk. We will see shortly, there is talk of nationalizing “unused” land. The demands of the worker must be met at a local level. Any state controlled initiatives are bound to fail. We will have to wait and see what happens.
–It’s a man’s world — a lousy world: A look at Turkey and the treatment of women, Canada and women, and the world and women’s right to not be abused.
–Jim Lobe - Latest Abuse Investigation Report, a Whitewash - Groups: Human rights abuses continue and no one is held responsible. Is it acceptable?
–Jim Lobe - Unipolarity Re-Affirmed: There seems to be no end in sight of the US’ “We do what ever we want” policy.
– Water - Bottles Versus Faucets: Canadian water privatization… are we going to stand by and let the corporations dispense our water for profit? Are you going to have a choice about it?
–Refugees could cut skills shortages and pay £100m tax : Britain is looking to bring in workers from the outside to boost its economy.. People it did not train to work the job the British cannot fill. Sounds fine to me… although I hope that the incentive to help other nations with qualified doctors does not dwindle..
–Judge stalls move to Air Canada Jazz.: The airline forgot its workers again. Consultations with the unions is necessary so that the movement of the workers can be facilitated more easily… it is the company’s choice how to go about it but it seems to me that this way is harder
–Venezuela moves to seize thousands of hectares of ‘idle’ land from British peer: Socialism in action? If the local people get a say in how it is used then I do not see a problem.
–http://www.cbc.ca/story/business/national/2005/03/14/suncor-alberta050314.html: The price of oil goes up and we are looking to new places to get oil. This is not my idea of looking for solutions to the oil crisis.
–Israel decides on route of barrier, to include largest West Bank settlement: Israel has decided to include one of its settlements inside the wall. It strikes me odd that there is a lot of talk about the Israeli government demanding that the settlements be torn down and then it does this.
–Iraqi power blocs fail to agree on government: No deal and no agreement on power in Iraq. There would not have to be a deal if they had some agreement before the elections with regards to how the process is going to work. If the people did not know how the process was going to work during the election how where the people supposed to know who to vote for?
–No full Syrian withdrawal until April, Lebanon announces: Anti-Syria protesters, Pro-Syrian protesters… It is all a power play between the countries that should have nothing to do with the future of Lebanon. Let the people decide. Have a public discussion and then have a vote.
