[Futurework] NYTimes.com Article: Op-Ed Columnist: What Ails Florida?

This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by [EMAIL PROTECTED] FW How scary is this? [EMAIL PROTECTED] / advertisement ---\ NOMINATED FOR 7 BROADCAST FILM CRITICS AWARDS IN AMERICA has been nominated for 7 BFCA Awards including Best Picture,

[Futurework] FW Future of work

Speaking of this topic, a new book, Low-Wage America: how employers are reshaping opportunity in the workplace, eds. E. Appelbaum, A. Bernhardt and R. Murnane (New York: Russell Sage, 2003) sheds some interesting light: In 2001 about 27.5 million Americans, 23.9 percent of the labor, earned

[Futurework] Conference on Global Labor

Of possible interest to FWers.. Mimi-Conferenc_on_Global_Labor. Description: MS-Word document ___ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework

[Futurework] US slippery slope

Anybody really alarmed there yet?? Sally [The New York Times] July 11, 2005 Unnecessary Powers The Patriot Act already gives government too much power to spy on ordinary Americans, but things could get far worse. Congress is considering adding a broad new investigative power, known as the

[Futurework] Fwd: Oasis Australia newsletter 13 July

Interesting view of current affairs in Australia, from a Basic Income advocate there... From: Allan McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Allan McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Oasis Australia newsletter 13 July Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 13:01:48 +1000 OASIS-Australia Organisation Advocating

[Futurework] Fwd: FYI:Chavez touts `21st Century Socialism' - respects private enterprise

Interesting alternative Date:Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:17:33 EDT Chavez touts `21st Century Socialism' Friday, Jul 15, 2005 By: Gary Marx - Chicago Tribune CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela -- Standing before a group of nascent entrepreneurs, Carlos Lanz looked less like a former communist

[Futurework] Poverty and work issues: still with us

Marchers urge minimum wage hike, increased welfare payouts By Paul Morse The Hamilton Spectator (Sep 28, 2005) Loretta Erie has known poverty all her life, from growing up poor in the North End to struggling to make ends meet now.

[Futurework] Fwd: Re: exporting Venezuelan self-management to the US?

Date:Tue, 8 Nov 2005 16:45:41 EST From:Roland Sheppard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: exporting Venezuelan self-management to the US? In a message dated 11/8/05 11:17:39 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: At http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=45ItemID=9067 Michael

[Futurework] Solstice belongs to everyone!

And so far, no one has figured out to tamper with it. So let's all celebrate together - here's to the light! Warm regards to you all, Sally ___ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework

[Futurework] Fwd: FYI:Delta Ends 2005 With Huge Losses

This fellow Sheppard doesn't think small. Happy New Year to all. Sally Date:Tue, 3 Jan 2006 14:23:30 EST From:Roland Sheppard [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FYI:Delta Ends 2005 With Huge Losses -- See bottom of

[Futurework] Fwd: Prepublication Announcement: Challenging the Chip

Title: Fwd: Prepublication Announcement: Challenging the Chi X-Keywords: Hello, If you're planning a summer or fall course on environment, justice, globalization, politics, labor, technology tc., you might be interested in our forthcoming new book, Challenging the Chip: Labor Rights and

[Futurework] News re the source of our list name

Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:49:07 GMT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: James Robertson[EMAIL PROTECTED] This is a quick newsletter update to let you know that the full text on my book 'Future Work' is now available free from my website in pdf format. You can find links to the

[Futurework] Fwd: [AU_CANADA] Sen. Hugh Segal talks about basic income

Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:47:14 -0600 Reply-To: au_canada - Basic Income / Alloc. Univ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: au_canada - Basic Income / Alloc. Univ [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Jim Mulvale [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [AU_CANADA] Sen. Hugh Segal talks about basic income To: [EMAIL

[Futurework] Fwd: Standard Tax Credit Bill

Title: Fwd: Standard Tax Credit Bill Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 23:49:33 -0700 (PDT) From: Al Sheahen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Standard Tax Credit Bill Dear Friends: It's official. The first-ever Basic Income Guarantee Bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Bob

[Futurework] Test

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[Futurework] Service sector unions fwd

Continuation of a trend toward unionizing service employees New_Unionism Description: Mac BinHex archive ___ Futurework mailing list Futurework@fes.uwaterloo.ca http://fes.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework

[Futurework] Fwd: Caledon Institute recommending basic income (but devil in the details!)

In today's news: EI and welfare need radical revamp, group says Norma Greenaway, CanWest News Service; Ottawa Citizen Published: Monday, July 03, 2006 OTTAWA -- The cornerstones of Canada's system for providing income protection Employment Insurance and welfare have failed and should be

[Futurework] the Guaranteed Livable Income concept

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Re: [Futurework] Wal-Mart Seeks a Just-in-time workforce

Talk about being jerked around!! This was predictable, of course, but still disgusting. How to fight this? any ideas?? Sally Wal-Mart Seeks New Flexibility In Worker Shifts 3 January 2007 javascript:void(0)The Wall Street Journal A1 The nation's biggest private employer is about to revamp