[lit-ideas] Re: speaking of libraries in the United States of Earth
- From: Judy Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2005 02:01:12 +0100
MG> I wish it believed that Unions were the answer.
at least ours talk the talk
http://www.tgwu.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=91084&L1=-1&L2=91084
but I agree they can never be the only solution. A strong Health and
Safety Executive (ours is well-intentioned but understaffed and
lacking in political clout), tort suits with hefty damages allied to
prosecution of employers who break the law, will have some effect...
it was cheaper to move than pay decent wages. Now
MG> they're leaving the South for Mexico, China, India -- wherever,
MG> it's cheaper. And as soon as another country offers tax breaks,
MG> they'll up and move again. It's the global economy.
Yes -- we need a proper Trade Union International...
I can't wait until they
MG> curse us for sponging off their system and not even speaking the
MG> language.
I once taught a very OK Mexican lawyer who might be able to help you
out... he speaks and writes English like an angel (French, too, his
wife's French), and he won't call you deportee
http://lyrics.duble.com/lyrics/K/kingston-trio-lyrics/kingston-trio-deportee-lyrics.htm
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