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Telephone Workers Outraged by Proposed Layoffs of Verizon Engineers

29 October 2008 - 8:44pm | Rand Wilson
by Rand Wilson

Despite a 31 percent third quarter increase in earnings, Verizon Communications has announced it will layoff as many as 39 engineers before the end of November. The engineers expect to get specific information about who will be laid off on Thursday, October 30.

The engineers are vulnerable because they have no collective bargaining rights or union contract. About 265 engineers work for Verizon in Massachusetts and Rhode Island designing installations for union technicians.

Rainforest Action Network Executive Dir. Michael Brune; Author of "Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal"

10 October 2008 - 9:21am | RadioView
by Dave Goodman / IBIS Radio

Rainforest Action Network Executive Director Michael Brune recently visited Boston to promote his book, "Coming Clean: Breaking America's Addiction to Oil and Coal" (Sierra Club Books).

His visit coincided with dual protests against banks such as Bank of America and Citigroup which are being criticized for their investments in new coal burning plants and their role in the economic crisis leading to among other things, many mortgage foreclosures.

Interview with Noam Chomsky on the U.S-India Nuclear Deal, the Financial Crisis and Other Topics of Interest

3 October 2008 - 1:12pm | Open Media Boston
by Open Media Boston

In a wide-ranging interview lasting more than an hour, Prof. Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently spoke to Subrata Ghoshroy about the U.S.-India Nuclear Deal, the financial crisis, and other topics of interest.

Here are some of the highlights:

Demonstrators in Worcester offer alternative to Spirit of America

21 September 2008 - 12:14pm | ccoakley
by Carol Coakley

Worcester Peace Works organized a demonstration at the Worcester DCU Center on Friday September 19, 2008 as the US Army returned with its Spirit of America tour.

My sign said "Invest in Diplomacy, Not War" and I heard a young boy ask his teacher "What's diplomacy?" That little boy's question made my trip worthwhile.

I counted 25 or so school buses bringing middle schools kids to watch this extravaganza. Someone told me the Worcester public and Catholic schools responded to protests from the public by canceling their plans to make this a field trip for their students.

This Labor Day, Time to Turn Around America

1 September 2008 - 12:50pm | amontgomery
by Robert J. Haynes, Massachusetts AFL-CIO; and Richard Rogers, Greater Boston Labor Council (Advocate)

Since the 1880s, Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September. The tradition was established as part of labor’s fight for the 8-hour work day; and has since then offered a chance to reflect on the struggles and victories of working families. This Labor Day, the labor movement is once again committing itself to the fight for all working families across America. We cannot afford four more years of George W. Bush's vision for America.

Letter from Legal Sea Foods

3 September 2008 - 2:30am | jpramas
by Ida Faber, Director of Marketing, Legal Sea Foods (Independent)

submitted via email on 9/1/08 to info@openmediaboston.org with the subject line "Latino Workers Launch Campaign..."

Good morning,

In reference to your article 8/28/08, please know that I did not receive any calls from Open Media Boston as reported. When contacted by Univision on 8/25/08, we provided the following response:

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