International Day of Solidarity With Oscar López Rivera (tags)
Show your support for Oscar's release! #FreeOscarLópez #35paisesxOscar
Philippines: PALEA calls on Ramon Ang to drop charges against members (tags)
The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) today called on new Philippine Airlines (PAL) President Ramon Ang to drop all charges against its members in order to facilitate a solution to the labor row. Last Wednesday a second PALEA member was arrested in Makati City while the first was detained for several days last October in Malvar, Batangas.
Airline unions to join PALEA in “Global Day of Action” (tags)
Airline unions are set to join the Philippine Airlines Employees Association (PALEA) in a “Global Day of Action against Outsourcing” spanning four continents on Thursday. The September 27 action coincides with the anniversary of PALEA’s protest last year that led to the cancellation of all flights of Philippine Airlines and marked the start of a bitter fight over contractualization at the flag carrier.
State Appellate Court overturns conviction in 1992 Lake County murder (tags)
The court upbraided police for how they obtained a confession from Rivera, saying veteran detectives used leading questions and likely fed Rivera information. The court also said detectives psychologically manipulated the fragile Rivera
Philippine Airline workers intensify protest actions (tags)
The Philippine Airlines Employees? Association (PALEA) today asserted that Philippine Airlines (PAL) President Jaime Bautista?s announcement that they no longer acknowledge Gerry Rivera and Bong Palad as union officers exposes union busting as the real aim of outsourcing. ?Truly a fish is caught by its mouth. Actually PAL is not just recognizing me and Palad as union officers but 62% of PALEA?s leadership and 70% of its membership who have been illegally lockout and terminated. Outsourcing thus is tantamount to union busting,? stated Gerry Rivera, PALEA president and vice chair of Partido ng Manggagawa (PM - Labor Party).
Philippine Airlines workers vote to strike (tags)
The Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA) held a torch parade tonight as initial results in the strike poll reveal a tremendous vote for yes. Only the ballots of PALEA members in the Metro Manila offices of Philippines Airlines have been counted and show 96% votes of for a strike and a mere 3% voted against. In the last strike vote conducted last December, some 86% voted yes. In yesterday’s voting, 1996 PALEA members in Metro Manila participated out of some 2987 total members.
Updates on Two Political Prisoners (tags)
political persecution
Oscar Lopez Rivera - Imprisoned for Supporting Puerto Rican Independence (tags)
another political prisoner
PHILIPPINES: PAL labor row erupts anew as workers protest DOLE decision (tags)
The labor row at Philippine Airlines (PAL) flares up once more at the start of the airline peak season with its workers starting today a series of protest actions against the recent decision of Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz to allow the mass layoff of some 3,000 workers. At 10:00 a.m. today dozens of members of the Philippine Airlines Employees’ Association (PALEA), the ground crew union at PAL, held a symbolic protest at the main office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Intramuros, Manila.
Philippine Airlines workers stage protests against Labor Department (tags)
PAL union rallies anew at DOLE, appeals “midnight decision”
Pentagon Shooter John Bedell,Mises and Death In Baltimore:Agora Inc.,Rey Rivera..... (tags)
This post has to do with the mysterious death of Agora Inc employee Rey Rivera in 2006 who was committing stock fraud for his own personal gain and more so for the profits of his bosses at Agora Inc that included his evil 'friend' of years past,Porter Stansberry, as well as Bill Bonner,James Dale Davidson and the evil Lord William Rees-Mogg of UK who founded or who have been behind Agora Inc stock fraud and money laundering operation for decades. .
Justice for Salvadorian Activists (tags)
Manifestacion para demandar justica por la muerte de activistas defensores del Medio Ambiente/Demonstration to demand justice for death of enviromental activists
Some Organizers Protest Their Union’s Tactics (tags)
Ms. Rivera said her supervisors at Unite Here, the hotel and restaurant workers’ union, repeatedly pressed her to reveal highly personal information, getting her to divulge that her father had sexually abused her.
Juaneno DIs-enrollment by RIvera Group (tags)
Natives always have to give some kind of proof they are Indigenous.
Alex Rivera Discusses His Film Sleep Dealer (tags)
Twelve years after its inception, Alex Rivera's first dramatic feature opens in major U.S. cities on Friday April 17 and may spread in ensuing weeks. Last week Rivera took questions from alternative media.
Alex Rivera Discusses His Film Sleep Dealer (tags)
Twelve years after conceiving Sleep Dealer, Alex Rivera's first feature film opens in major U.S. cities on Friday April 17 and may spread in ensuing weeks. Last week Rivera took questions from alternative media.
Camilo Soares, el Primo de Rivera paraguayo (tags)
El Fiscal Ángel Ramírez será el encargado de atender la denuncia contra el Primo de Rivera paraguayo titular y secretario Favorito del obispo Fernando Lugo, Camilo Soares.
Pico Rivera Community Bike Ride (tags)
Like riding bikes? Bored on a Saturday afternoon? Then come on down to Pico Rivera Critical Mass!
Capture the Flag! Pico Rivera! (tags)
Capture the Flag! Pico Rivera! Saturday Nights - 10 PM - Rivera Park
Local Soldier Killed in Iraq (tags)
Arthur A. Mora Jr., 23, of Pico Rivera; sergeant, Army. Mora was among three soldiers killed Wednesday when their Humvee was struck by enemy indirect fire while on patrol in Balad, Iraq, north of Baghdad.
Minutemen Suspected in Border Shootings (tags)
James Chase says "rogue" MIntemen shot 2 Mexicans on border near Campo / Tecate
I am not a big fan of Geraldo, but I have to give him this one. He is so right about the reporters who "Report" the news.
The Fascist Admiration Society Retreats (tags)
Geraldo Rivera‘s history of integrity
Two revolutionary artists, Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera at a theatre near you (tags)
Two revolutionary artists, Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera at a theatre near you