Word: labors
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Before I formally threw my hat into the 8th Congressional District race, an old friend from my labor organizing days sent some words of advice. I had to look in the mirror each morning, she wrote, and remember who I am and the experiences that have shaped...
While many claim that they care about labor issues, I am the only candidate who was selected by the AFL-CIO to investigate the impact of so-called "maquiladores"--cross-border factories set up by American corporations to exploit low-cost Mexican labor and lax environmental enforcement. I am also the only candidate in the race who has officially refused to take money from political action committees...
...People are giving up their Labor Day weekend and they're not getting paid [for their appearance]. They don't have an opportunity to interact students on a personal level [at other events]. It's fun for them," Hsu said...
...Someone needs to tell Bill Clinton that some of the most talented people in the country aren't working simply because they were born before 1950." Someone should convey the same message to employers who moan about how hard it is to find qualified help in today's tight labor markets...
...funds and the deficit keeps growing. It's even worse than that, says Brookings Institution fellow Clifford Gaddy. The basic problem, he says, is Russia's "virtual economy." Stuck with the unreformed Soviet industrial sector, the country turns out goods that are worth less than the value of the labor and raw materials that go into them. "This is eating the core out of the Russian economy," says Gaddy, "and everyone is ignoring...