Archive for December, 2002

Mexican inmates producing U.S. goods despite ban

Wednesday, December 4th, 2002

SAN ANTONIO - In the latest sign that globalization is slowly eroding human rights around the world, scandalous prison officials in Mexico are now "signing" manufacturing deals with U.S. companies despite U.S. laws that ban the importation of goods made with prison labor, according to the Chicago Tribune. The prison director ...

Union-busting Conn. Gov. lays axe on 3,000

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2002

SAN ANTONIO - I’ve been waiting for a public sector example of this and here it is: About 3,000 Connecticut state employees will get the axe right after the holidays as Republican Governor John G. Rowland makes good on a threat to bust employee unions who have refused to negotiate more ...