Nominate GlobalPundit.Org for Twitter’s Shorty Awards!

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Nominate GlobalPundit.Org for Twitter’s Shorty Awards!
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Kwik News: Upcoming, Donate!, and Election Night…

admin @ October 31, 2008 # No Comment Yet

stay tuned while we bring you a look at a first had account of Women in Afghanistan, a legal med-pot user who was jailed in Toronto’s Don Jail and forced to take narcotics by the medical staff against his will, a direct look at returning Veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, a visit from some Korean war, Vietnam War, WWII, and Gulf War 1.0 vets for Remembrance Day, and a talk with the daughter of one of America’s finest songwriters - Woody Guthrie.

We also launch our weekly newsmagazine FM Radio show, which will be streamed live and available as a podcast. We’ll have amazing interviews with authors and newsmakers, and special weekly features from Davis Fleetwood…and so much more.

Not to mention the great submissions from writers and other contributors.

So won’t you consider chipping in a coupla bucks?

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Story Brief: TRG, Corporate Responsibility, Union Busting?, and More

admin @ July 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet

We’ve been doing a good amount of scratching beneath the surface - sadly Niagara-based media thinks that “one phone call” is actually called “reporting”.

On Aug 2, the proposed date that former U.S. - owned TRG employees are to recieve their severence packages.

In the meantime we’re simply posting a “brief” so you have an idea of what to look for this coming Friday/Saturday.

BRIEF - the Situation So Far:

“MichCon/DTE, AT&T, Union Energy (Canada) , RBC Insurance, and Obama For President hired a company that was knowingly closing 2 offices in Ontario, putting 700+ people out of work.

Represented By the Int’l Steelworkers, the company hired by the above - TRG/Telespectrum - appear to be reneging on a contractual severence Agreement based on the July 23rd closure of the Office.

Approximately 100 workers at the St.Catharines office have been denied their severence package - leaving the Union to file a formal Grievance.

The cost of litigation can be high and can drag forever in “official channels”.

Almost NO Provincial and Federal Politicians have ‘reacted’ to the situation, holding out little hope that the American -owned TRG (based in Pennsylvania) will actually come through without forcing the Union into litigation.

Few others have spoken out, whereas NDP MPP Peter Kormos has at least sought to learn something of the background.

We have attempted to contact this company that is essentially an agent for the above named companies.
We have attempted to contact the Companies that have hired - and retain - contracts with TRG.

We have attempted to rec’v comment from Provincial and Federal reps in the cities that have seen a TRG office close.

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