– by Tula Connell So it seems Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) thinks it’s just fine if women workers can almost never get redress for pay inequities they suffer on the job. Yesterday, the U.S. Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to vote on a bill that would have enabled women who are paid less than their co-workers doing the […]
Wal-Mart: Everyday Low Behavior
by Tula Connell Wal-Mart has been laying low, trying to spruce up its image in recent months. But two recent items show that fancy window dressing can’t hide the mega-giant retailer’s ugly anti-worker underbelly. First, Wal-Mart’s unjust treatment of its female workers. Second, a court decision that pretty much lets Wal-Mart proceed with its eight-year […]
Digital Dilemmas
High-speed communication, personal security, accessibility, and information management are the main reasons users cite for owning cell phones, PDAs, and wireless Internet. We experience our share of the "wireless situation" on a daily basis. These wireless waves have engulfed our social landscape by a storm, revolutionizing our communication in the past decade in ways that […]
Burkina Faso: Home of Black Bags, Baobabs and Cute Kids?
by John Liebhardt Let’s begin with some old business. From Stephen Davis of Voice in the Desert: His book Sophie and the Albino Camel is up for the Norfolk Shorts shortlist of books under 150 pages. (For some reviews of Sophie and the Albino Camel, check here.) While he won’t know the outcome until April […]
Career Choices: CSQA versus CSQE
Difference between Certified Software Quality Analyst- CSQA and CSQE-Certified Software Quality Engineer I hope this will help Bangladeshi SQA Professionals, I already talked to QAI for opening a chapter like PMI Chapter in Bangladesh and will update you soon. Many companies are requiring certification for hiring or advancement. There have been over 30,000 IT […]
Workers Win Union with ILWU Despite Rite Aid Anti-Union Drive
by James Parks, Mar 18, 2008 The nearly 700 workers at Rite Aid’s distribution center in Lancaster, Calif., overcame a vicious two-year anti-union campaign to gain a voice on the job after voting for International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 26 last week. The workers began seeking a union in 2006 to put an […]
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