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Heavy Equipment Q&A

September 18th, 2010 Comments off
How dangerious is/Heavy construction equipment operator/AH-64 attack helicopter operator/Motor transport job? In the Army. Do they get deployed more than average? Any more info on these positions? Thanks There is no such point as AH-64 Attack Helicopter Operator. You have to go to flight institution, and transition into Apaches…you can’t select it as an MOS. Source(s): US Army, retired When… How

Would you cross a picket line or support the union?

September 18th, 2010 15 comments
by BenSeese Question by QueenServilla: Would you cross a picket line or support the union? DETROIT — American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc., idled for more than a month by a United Auto Workers strike, advertised in Sunday newspapers for potential replacement workers. An ad published in the classified section of The Oakland Press of Pontiac read in part: “Employment offered to applicants respon

Question about Card Check (Employee “free choice” Act)?

September 17th, 2010 2 comments
by aflcio Question by JustMe: Question about Card Check (Employee “free choice” Act)? Can anyone explain to me why it would help workers if their votes for or against organizing a union were checked? Why is it important to take away the secret vote of the individual? How is that helpful for the individual voting? I can’t seem to find any good answers for this. I want a legitimate argument FOR

Pelicula de Monseñor Romero parte 1/11

September 17th, 2010 18 comments
In El Salvador in the late ’70s, the wealthy few rule the impoverished many. To maintain the status quo against peasant insurgents and labor organizations, the military regime brutalizes the populace, in particular, rebels who espouse Marxism. Assassinations, executions, and disappearances become commonplace. When the Vatican elevates conservative Oscar Arnulfo Romero (Raul Julia) to archbishop, th

Is this what union members want done with their “hard earned dues”?

September 17th, 2010 11 comments
Question by Jimmbbo: Is this what union members want done with their “hard earned dues”? White House official: ‘Organized labor just flushed million down the toilet’ A senior White House official just called me with a very pointed message for the administration’s sometime allies in organized labor, who invested heavily in beating Blanche Lincoln, Obama’s candidate, in Arkansas.

Transnet strike will affect the sea freight industry

September 17th, 2010 1 comment
It seems that a strike in South Africa that will affect the port, rail and pipeline industry is due to commence next week and this sudden announcement has many of us scratching our heads in confusion. This strike is set to affect all of these industries substantially as there are more than 50 000 workers that are said to be involved in the strike action. So why has this strike been swept under the carpet and how w