Submitted by solidarity on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 16:55
The US celebrates Labor Day because of a bloody railroad clash over 100 years ago that left 30 people dead and cost $80 million in damages
http://www.businessinsider.com/labor-day-history-2017-8?r=UK&IR=T
Áine Cain
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Fighting in Chicago spiraled out of control and cost 30 people their lives. Wikimedia Commons
• Labor Day became a federal holiday in 1894, after the Pullman strike.
• The bloody strike led to 30 deaths and millions of dollars in damage.
Submitted by solidarity on Sat, 09/02/2017 - 12:37
Tokyo Metro plans safety gates for all stations by FY25-BART and Other Transit Systems Have No Plans To Protect Passengers Who Fall Or Are Pushed Onto Tracks
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201709020003.html
Tokyo Metro plans safety gates for all stations by FY25
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 2, 2017 at 07:10 JST
Submitted by solidarity on Wed, 08/30/2017 - 13:32
Submitted by solidarity on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 13:35
10 unpaid migrant sailors stuck aboard ship in Busan Korea for 6 months
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2017/08/177_235507.htmlPosted : 2017-08-28 16:23Updated : 2017-08-29 10:24
Eight Chinese and two Myanmar sailors have been staying in a Togo ship that has been docked at Busan Namhang Harbor since February because of their unpaid wages amounting to over 90 million won. / Courtesy of Busan Foreign Workers Support Center
By Ko Dong-hwan
Submitted by solidarity on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 13:35
10 unpaid migrant sailors stuck aboard ship in Busan Korea for 6 months
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2017/08/177_235507.htmlPosted : 2017-08-28 16:23Updated : 2017-08-29 10:24
Eight Chinese and two Myanmar sailors have been staying in a Togo ship that has been docked at Busan Namhang Harbor since February because of their unpaid wages amounting to over 90 million won. / Courtesy of Busan Foreign Workers Support Center
By Ko Dong-hwan
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