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News :: Labor : Peace : Topeka
Topeka: Goodyear Workers Approve New Contract, End Strike
After a strike lasting nearly 3 months, 14,000 members of the United Steelworkers union who work for Goodyear Tire & Rubber have approved a new contract with the company by a 2-1 margin. The workers have been concerned about the retiree health program and the possible closing of a plant in Tyler, Texas. The company wanted a deal which will help it cut costs and remain “competitive” in the global economy.
Announcement :: Environment : Everyday Life : Food : Kansas City : Rural Issues
Coming Home to Eat Conference: Creating a sustainable community food system
Regional Food System Conference to take place at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut Kansas City, MO on February 2nd and 3rd. The Conference starts at 7:30 Friday evening and runs all day Saturday.
News :: Lawrence : Peace : Protest, Resistance and Direct Action
Keeping the Pressure On: Lawrence anarchists fight against Military Recruitment
During a counter-recruitment protest outside of the Lawrence Army/Navy Career Center on Saturday December 16th, the small group of us that had showed up were confronted by a Naval officer. His words conveyed a clear message: Of all the recruitment centers under his command, the one in Lawrence was facing major trouble from protesters and dissidents.
News :: Protest, Resistance and Direct Action
Local Activists Protest Repression of People's Movement in Oaxaca, Mexico
Learning of the “police state” actions by the government of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico and by the federal government of Mexico, local activists have protested at the Mexican Consulate at 16th and Baltimore in Kansas City, MO. Teachers in Oaxaca, tired of insufficient funding of education and their low salaries, went on strike last spring. The violent efforts of the state government to stop the strike led to a mass movement. According to reports from people on the ground, about a month ago, the federal government added to the repression.
News :: Environment : Kansas City
Blue River Watershed Suffering From Pollution
A recent USGS study found significant amounts of pollution in the Blue River watershed. The Blue River basin, which includes Indian Creek, is the primary watershed for the Kansas City area after the Missouri and Kansas rivers. The watershed covers around half of the Kansas City metro area south of the Missouri River, including most of eastern and southern Kansas City, Raytown, and parts of eastern Johnson County in Kansas.
Commentary :: Civil & Human Rights
Fighting the Feds To Retrieve Liberty
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News :: Alternative Media : Democracy : Imperialism : International Relations : Labor : Peace : Protest, Resistance and Direct Action
Mass Peace Gathering Marks Third Anniversary of Invasion of Iraq
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News :: Children & Education : Class : Kansas : Privatization : Right Wing : Rural Issues
Kansas Education Shortchanged by Corporate Tax Breaks
The Kansas public school system has become famous–or infamous–worldwide as a leader in the fundamentalist Christian movement to de-emphasize the teaching of evolution and introduce creationism and intelligent design to the curriculum.
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