Secret Trade Pact Opposed By 400 Organizations

(MintPress) – U.S. negotiators have entered the 16th round of talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Singapore this week in what could be the final round of talks before the massive, multinational free trade agreement is signed and officially implemented — allowing 11 countries, including the United States, to trade without barriers. Four hundred organizations are […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

(MintPress) - U.S. negotiators have entered the 16th round of talks for the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Singapore this week in what could be the final round of talks before the massive, multinational free trade agreement is signed and officially implemented — allowing 11 countries, including the United States, to trade without barriers. Four

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Labor Dept. Urges Talks Over Bahrain Labor Unrest

The government of Bahrain has fallen short of commitments to recognize labor rights and prevent employment discrimination under a free trade agreement with the United States, the Labor Department said Thursday. But the agency declined to suspend the trade pact, despite a request from the AFL-CIO. Instead, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis urged more diplomatic talks […]

Associated Press
By Associated Press
Bahraini anti-government protesters run from riot police, unseen, run in Manama, Bahrain, Monday, Dec.17, 2012. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

The government of Bahrain has fallen short of commitments to recognize labor rights and prevent employment discrimination under a free trade agreement with the United States, the Labor Department said Thursday. But the agency declined to suspend the trade pact, despite a request from the AFL-CIO. Instead, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis urged more

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Fast Food Workers Mobilize In NYC, Walking Off Job To Protest Work Conditions, Demand Unionization

Just one week after non-union employees at 1,000 Walmart stores across the country escalated their unprecedented wave of strikes, bringing the biggest disruptions yet to the retail giant, fast food workers at several restaurant chains throughout New York City made history of their own when they walked off the job on Thursday to protest low […]

Lisa Barron
By Lisa Barron
Patrons enter the Taco Bell fast-food restaurant in Franklin Township, Somerset County, N.J. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

Just one week after non-union employees at 1,000 Walmart stores across the country escalated their unprecedented wave of strikes, bringing the biggest disruptions yet to the retail giant, fast food workers at several restaurant chains throughout New York City made history of their own when they walked off the job on Thursday to protest low

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The Immorality Of Low Prices: Wal-Mart And The Discount Retail Industry

(MintPress) – Erika was a Wal-Mart associate in Texas. On her day off, she decided to go to a concert. The next day, her grandmother fell into a coma and was rushed to the intensive care unit. When she called to inform her supervisor, he informed her she was fired — he thought she was […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese
In this Nov. 14, 2011 file photo, shopping carts are photographed outside the Wal-Mart store in Mayfield Hts., Ohio. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)

(MintPress) - Erika was a Wal-Mart associate in Texas. On her day off, she decided to go to a concert. The next day, her grandmother fell into a coma and was rushed to the intensive care unit. When she called to inform her supervisor, he informed her she was fired — he thought she was hung over and lying to stay home. Even after providing written

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Affirmative Reaction: Why We Are Having The Wrong Debate About Affirmative Action Part II

Writer’s note: In Part I we closed with the unacknowledged racial preferences when it comes to employment. We begin Part II briefly touching on that subject and conclude deconstructing other examples of the de facto (in fact) and de jure (by law) affirmative action that benefits whites more than any ethnic group. A 2002 General […]

Edward Rhymes
By Edward Rhymes
Abigail Fisher, right, who sued the University of Texas, walks outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Writer’s note: In Part I we closed with the unacknowledged racial preferences when it comes to employment. We begin Part II briefly touching on that subject and conclude deconstructing other examples of the de facto (in fact) and de jure (by law) affirmative action that benefits whites more than any ethnic group. A 2002 General Social Survey

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Rare Agreement: Obama, Romney, Ryan All Endorse Retraining For Jobless—But Are They Right?

In February 2008, six days before he would win the Wisconsin presidential primary, Barack Obama traveled to a General Motors plant in Janesville, Wis., for a major economic address. Janesville is a community of 63,000 on a bend in the Rock River near the Illinois line, three-fourths of the way up Interstate 90 from Chicago […]

Amy Goldstein
By Amy Goldstein
This June 27, 2012 file photo shows job seekers wait for employment interviews at retail and management professionals career fair in El Segundo, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

In February 2008, six days before he would win the Wisconsin presidential primary, Barack Obama traveled to a General Motors plant in Janesville, Wis., for a major economic address. Janesville is a community of 63,000 on a bend in the Rock River near the Illinois line, three-fourths of the way up Interstate 90 from Chicago to Madison. On the sides

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