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Web Sites in Category Current Disputes

30k Fire Pay - Official web site of the United Kingdom Fire Fighters Campaign for a pay increase. Information, features, news, contacts, forum, ideas, endorsements, competition for the best dressed fire station.

Borders Books & Music Workers Union - Workers at the store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, went on strike on Saturday, November 8, 2003.

Demand for Professional Wages and Benefits for Wraparound Services Workers - Grievance by workers against the Pennsylvania company.

Fear & Loathing at the SRIA - Santa Rosa Island Authority in Pensacola, Florida, fires eight lifeguards and 5 more quit rather than work under unsafe conditions. Beach residents provide a 3-part analysis of what went wrong and how to fix it.

H-1Bs - Articles and Discussion - Articles categorized by subject (Pro, Con, Racism, Ageism,) and forum on the H-1B category of visas.

Justice for Janitors - SEIU union janitors are fighting for a living wage and health benefits. Strikes and contract disputes have succeeded in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York.

Living Income for Vanderbilt Employees - Student, faculty, staff, and community group advocating for a fair wage at Vanderbilt as well as health care, benefits, child care, paid time off and retirement benefits.

Manchester Airport Security Strike - Security strike site built by its employees. Contains letters and memos from the company enabling the public to look at the evidence and decide whether the company is jeopodising security proceedures.

Rhodia Strike! - This site describes a dispute over changes to the UK pension scheme at Rhodia UK (a chemical manufacturer) and the Unions Amicus and GMB.

ScabPickers.org - Identify strikebreakers working behind a picket line.

Sisters of Mercy Have No Mercy - Reports that the Sisters of Mercy of Americas have violated Fair Labor Standards Ac, orced employees to sign the Overtime Payment Waiver Form and fired employees who stood up for their rights.

Splichal Labor Crimes - Site details in part the WalMart style labor practices of celebrity chef and California restauranteurs Joachim Splichal and his wife Christine Splichal.

StrikePage - Table of strikes sorted by date, with links to further information and email contacts.

Truck Drivers Wanted - Story of a truck driver who quit his job in Kent, Washington, due to drug use and dishonesty by management.

UFCW 555 on strike - Personal web site of striking union workers. Pictures of the strike lines in the Coos Bay / North Bend chapter UFCW Lacal 555. See how you can help stand up for union workers.

Related Categories:

Society > Work > Grievances
Society > Activism > Anti-Corporation
Society > Issues > Business > Allegedly Unethical Firms

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