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Statement from UAW President Shawn Fain on Attacks on Federal Workers
Yesterday, President Trump signed an order that tramples on the union rights of more than a million federal workers, stripping them of their ability to negotiate over their working conditions. The 1 million members of the UAW stand with federal workers and their union, AFGE, against the attacks from the Trump administration.
In a Victory for Autoworkers, Auto Tariffs Mark the Beginning of the End of NAFTA and the “Free Trade” Disaster
This afternoon, the Trump administration announced major tariffs on passenger cars and trucks entering the U.S. market, marking the beginning of the end of a thirty-plus year “free trade” disaster. This is a long-overdue shift away from a harmful economic framework that has devastated the working class and driven a race to the bottom across borders in the auto industry.
UAW Files Seven Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against Cornell University Amid Contract Talks
ITHACA — Over the past few weeks, the UAW has filed seven separate unfair labor practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against Cornell University, citing violations of workers’ rights and federal labor laws amid ongoing contract negotiations. The agreement, covering more than 1,200 workers, expired at midnight on Sunday, June 30.
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UAW Statement on President Biden's Candidacy - UAW
Today, the United Auto Workers thanks President Joe Biden for his incredible term of service, and the leadership he has shown in putting country before self, once again, in passing the torch to a new generation. Joe Biden made history by joining us on our picket line last September and has stood shoulder to shoulder with the working class throughout his term in office.
VIDEO: Ultium Members Vote 98% to Ratify Contract that Sets New Standard for EV Industry
LORDSTOWN, Ohio – UAW Local 1112 members voted overwhelmingly to ratify their historic contract at Ultium Cells, which builds battery cells for GM electric vehicles. The local contract, approved by 98% over the weekend, sets a new standard for the EV industry with strong wages and benefits and historic health and safety protections. The Ultium workers speak about the contract victory in a new video launched today by the UAW.
Levelling Up: The latest legal trends shaping the UK gaming industry
Guest blog from Verity Egerton-Doyle, Ben Packer and Laetitia Nicolazzi at Linklaters as part of our #UnleashInnovation campaign week 2024. Gaming has become the world’s biggest entertainment industry and is at the forefront of harnessing technological advances. Tech developments are bringing growth in areas such as cloud gaming, esports, and virtual reality, and more immersive experiences and simulated worlds are enabling social gaming, entertainment experiences and online events.
UAW President Shawn Fain and Hundreds of Workers Kicking Off Daimler Truck Contract Talks Tuesday with Livestreamed Rally
STATESVILLE, N.C. — On Tuesday, April 2, UAW President Shawn Fain will rally in North Carolina with Daimler Truck workers as contract negotiations covering 7,000 UAW members get underway. The workers are demanding an agreement that includes the long overdue fair wages and working conditions they deserve. Tuesday’s 6 p.m. ET rally will be livestreamed at the UAW’s Facebook page. It can also be viewed at the UAW’s YouTube Channel.
UAW Stands with Striking Tesla Workers in Sweden
This week, UAW International Affairs Director Kristyne Peter joined the IF Metall picket line at Tesla in Stockholm. Tesla, run by CEO and budding Bond villain Elon Musk, is refusing to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the mechanics at its Swedish repair shops. The mechanics have been on strike against Tesla since October 27 and union representatives from around the world traveled to Sweden this week to support them.
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PostgreSQL Performance Tuning, Part II: Key Parameters
When your database tables grow and performance starts to suffer, it's time for some PostgreSQL performance database fine-tuning. We already discussed CPU and memory sizing in the first part of this series, including tips on monitoring the best size for your use case. In part II, we’ll dig deep into the key PostgreSQL parameters you can control to optimize your database performance—complete with configuration recommendations.
Senior managers can’t be the fall guys in the fight against online harm
View Online financial fraud, and worse, is rife. But regulator's haven't hit on a perfect solution to tackle it. Getty Images By Ben Packer Friday January 28, 2022 11:08 am Ben Packer is a dispute resolution partner at law firm Linklaters There is little doubt that content posted online can cause real-world harm.
Will Iraqi Election Results Upend President Trump's Great Iranian Pushback?
With polls already closed in Iraq, the USA, Israel, and the Gulf countries sit and await to see if Iran can pull victory from a week of continual political and military defeats. If the Iranian backed candidate Hadi al Amiri, the head of the Iranian militia known as the Badr Brigade wins the election it will be a serious blow for the USA and Israel’s efforts in pushing back Iran.
Is This the Last War?
Whether or not the attack in Douma, Syria by Assad’s forces was really a chemical weapon may never be fully proven, but the attack itself appears to have finally pushed the proverbial trigger of war that has been building up for the past few years. From Russia to the USA, China to Taiwan, Pakistan to India, and Iran to Israel, the global structure we have grown accustom to is breaking apart. This may be the final war.
"Erdogan is a butcher."
Turkey’s President Erdogan called Israel a terrorist state and Bibi Netanyahu a terrorist after the incident along the Gaza-Israel border that saw Israeli snipers kill a number of violent Palestinian protestors as well as injuring over a 1000 more. The protests, a creation of Hamas, were meant to crash through the security fence between Gaza and Israel. The deaths of some of the more violent protestors has caused an uproar across the Arab world.
China's Planned Base in Pakistan Becomes a Serious Challenge to India
The Daily Caller has reported on a planned Chinese base for Pakistan on the Arabian sea. This development comes along with the growing cooperation between the two countries via the Chinese-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Kurds Losing Ground to Turkey in Afrin
Kurdish forces in the Afrin Canton of northwest Syria continue to lose ground to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and their terrorist allies known as the Free Syrian Army (FSA). This Free Syrian Army made up of thnic Turkmen should not be confused with the militia of the same name in the south. What seemed to be a growing quagmire for Erdogan and the TAF has now given way to a Turkish push towards Afrin City. The current success of the TAF is significant for a variety of reasons.
Kurds Continue to Hold Strong Against Turkey in Afrin
Despite the announcement of President Erdogan of Turkey, the Kurdish dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) continue to be a serious thorn in the side of Erdogan’s dream of recreating the Ottoman Empire. The Kurds were meant to be crushed in a manner of days as a result of the Turkish invasion of Afrin dubbed operation “Olive Branch,” but instead of retreating they have pushed back heavily against the Turkish army.
WORLD WAR 3: Turkish Ground Forces Cross Into Syria, Now in Direct Combat with Kurds
It has begun. With one single directive to the Turkish forces, the Turkish ground forces stationed near Afrin have crossed into Syria and pushed the self destruct button on NATO as we know it. Reports out of Afrin are clear, Turkish armored divisions and troops have moved into Afrin and are now engaged in direct clashes with heavily armed American backed Syrian Kurds. If the above tweet is accurate, the Turkish forces are already experiencing serious casulties.
LOST TRIBES: Islamists in Nigeria Continue to Oppress Igbo Israelites
The growing movement of the Igbo tribe’s return to its Israelite heritage is nothing short of miraculous. What started out as a small percentage of Igbo interested in returning to the pratices of their ancestors as they were before the slave trade was brought to the Gold Coast of Africa is now a wide spread movement. This of course is part of the larger Lost Tribes movement we are witnessing around the world.
Does Size Matter? The Jerusalem Nano Bible - A Hebrew In Heartland [audio]
Should something be done to stop the Jewish Lobby in America? Is a brave American presidents needed to restrict their operations? These outrageous demands have been revealed in correspondence by the heir to British monarchy, Prince Charles. Had such statements been made by high-profile members of President Trump’s team they surely would have not gone un-noticed by leaders of the American Jewish community and the media.
AMIA BOMBING 23 YEARS LATER: The Hidden Life of a Jewish CIA Agent Comes to Light
This past week a lawsuit was filed by the Sassoon-Cattaui family to claim damages from Iran and Hezbollah for the death of Josephine Celine Esther Cattaui in the AMIA bombing in Argentina in 1994. The challenge is that Cattaui doesn’t appear on the official list of victims. The reason why? Research confirms that Cattaui was in fact a CIA agent on the way to gather intel in order to prevent the very bombing she was killed in.
What's Going On Behind the India China Standoff in Doklam
The standoff between India and China in the Doklam plateau has now expanded past two months with increasing signs that a full-scale war cold break out between the two countries. The area in question is a small piece of land in dispute between China and the small mountain kingdom Buhtan in the Himalayas. Given the strategic location of Doklam, resting near to India’s Siliguri corridor, the dispute has drawn in the Indian army on the side of tiny Bhutan. Yet, there is more to the maneuver.
Turkey Keeps the Riots Going in Jerusalem
As the PA is celebrating “their victory over Israel” Turkey has come out on top as it appears to have taken the reigns of Islamic leadership and chief benefactor of the “Palestinian” cause. Wasting no time after the metal detectors were taken down around the Temple Mount, Turkish President Erdogan said the following: “Israel took the right step to remove the metal detectors to help lower tension,” Erdogan said.”But is it enough according to our wishes?
Failing to Clearly Liberate the Temple Mount, Places Israel in a Security Hell
History will show that the Israeli government’s response to the intense rioting in reaction to metal detectors having been placed at the entrances to the Temple Mount is not only a retreat against terror, but an outsourcing of its own security concerns to the Hashemite royal family in Jordan. By making a deal with the Jordanian King, a known Muslim Brotherhood supporter rather than simply stamping out the rioting a flood of increased rioting and security incidents are already heating up.
Is the Syrian Regime Getting One Last Battle In Before Today's Ceasfire Kicks In?
Arab news reports are filled with an ongoing battle in the Syrian Golan, close to the DMZ that separates Israel’s Golan, from the Syrian held Golan. The Syrian regime and their Iranian allies are skeptical of the ceasefire deal Russia and the US have inked and have made it clear to teir Russian counterparts they have little intention of following it for long. After all, the Syrian regime has been on a role and has drawn close to the Israeli border.
SYRIAN CEASEFIRE: Russia Now in Charge of Israel's Border
The G20 meeting between Putin and Trump has already produced some immediate results. According to reports the two sides agreed to implement a ceasefire for Southwest Syria, along the Israeli and Jordanian borders. The security in the de-escalation zone in the south of Syria will be ensured by the Russian military police in coordination with the US and Jordan, he went on.
Hezbollah’s missiles will not rust
If we aren’t indifferent to Hezbollah’s expansion of its capabilities, what are we planning to do about it? Last month IDF Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Herzl Halevi made a stunning revelation. Hezbollah and Iran are transforming the terrorist group into a military force capable of independently producing its own precision weapons. Speaking at the Herzliya Conference, Halevi reported, “We are seeing Hezbollah building a domestic military industry on Lebanese soil based on Iranian know-how.
Has Trump's War Against Russia-China Already Begun?
With North Korea growing increasingly belligerent as China turns the other way and Russia’s Putin finding Trump to be far less pliable than he thought, the Trump administration has set out on a course to push back on the Russia-China alliance. In a move that sets up a direct diplomatic clash with Russia and China, the US is pushing for the UNSC to discuss the possibility of focusing more on human rights. This has angered both the Russians and Chinese who have threatened to block the initiative.
[watch] WAR DRUMS: USS Cole to the Red Sea, Fresh Sanctions on Iran, Ayatollah Warns
Things are continuing to heat up in the Middle East as the US Military has sent the USS Cole to patrol off the coast of Yemen following a Houthi attack on a Saudi Arabian vessel earlier in the week. This has been coupled with the Trump administration adding fresh sanctions to the Iranian regime. With tensions rising between the US and Iran, the Ayatollah has threatened to attack US interests in the region. Iranian Gen.
How Israel can help stop the genocide of the Igbo in Nigeria
By mid-1945 when the Allied Forces had helped to liberate the last vestiges of the German occupation of Europe and end the atrocious concentration camps and gas chambers in Auschwitz and other locations, more than 6 million European Jews had been murdered in the genocide which became known as the Holocaust or the Shoah. The extent and ramifications of this evil boggled the mind of every decent and civilized person and society around the world.
An Interview With Noor Dahri
In our interview with Noor Dahri, an independent counter-terrorism researcher in London and an honorary member of the Zionist Federation in the UK, he explains how his search for truth led him to become a Pakistani Muslim that is pro-Israel and pro Zionism. Noor Dahri, please provide a brief background about yourself: I am originally from Pakistan, but have been living in the UK for a long time. I am a follower of the Salafi thought of Islam.
7 reasons why utilities should use machine learning
In the past year, you’ve probably heard something about machine learning. This branch of science, which involves crunching massive datasets to find hidden patterns, is helping companies solve problems that used to be unsolvable. Machine learning algorithms keep spam out of your inbox, and sound an early warning when someone else might be using your credit card. Down the road, they might save your life.
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