Word: labors
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...rest of the construction work will begin the Monday after Commencement and end by Labor Day weekend, so that student housing is not disrupted for the coming academic year...
...only one vote on Wal-Mart's real estate committee and could be overruled. Nevertheless, New York's politicians and union leaders were beside themselves with glee at the Times pronouncement. "We don't miss them," said Edward Ott, executive director of the New York City Central Labor council. "We have great supermarkets... we don't need Wal-Mart...
...behind in environmental awareness, and also be home to many of the world's sweatshops, but conscientious fashionistas shouldn't despair. There's a small but growing band of designers and entrepreneurs who are using materials and production methods that are kind to the earth, while sticking to decent labor practices. If you wear your green beliefs on your sleeve, here are three Asia-Pacific labels to watch...
...BELLE AND DEAN: Started by two British expatriates, this Singapore-based label creates organic-cotton T shirts, tank tops and baby onesies. The pesticide-free cotton is sourced from Turkey, and then shipped to a child labor-free factory in Thailand. There's also an inherent message in the garments' zoological motifs, says co-founder Issy Richardson. "Our designs are of endangered animals," she says. "That reminds people of our fragile world today." Buy from the website, belleanddean.com...
...Ducat has a history of quixotic protests. In 1998, he climbed a tower to protest against a politician whom he accused of being insufficiently Filipino. And in 1998, he reportedly held two priests hostage with a hand grenade (which later turned out to be a fake) because of a labor dispute. No charges were filed in either incident...