HOME» Commentary» News » United States International Resources » United States International Events » United States International US News items US News   Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Qatar to allow unions and strikes. The Gulf state of Qatar announces it will soon allow workers to form trade unions and take strike action. [BBC News | Middle East | World Edition] [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:52:15 PM    comment [] Can Blue-Collar Cities Make A Comeback?. Such a strategy is the best hope, it says, to hold and attract the young and creative people who've been fleeing the state. But will businesses be willing to locate in older cities that often have a reputation -- justified or not -- for neighborhood blight, crime and disorder, polluted brownfields, poor schools? Mon, 24 May 2004 10:00:00 PDT [PLANetizen: Front Page] [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:52:00 PM    comment [] On the Job: N.Y. baristas get organized Some New York baristas want more for their lattes and mochas. They're threatening to form the first union at a U.S. Starbucks store. In midtown Manhattan, baristas sent union cards to the National Labor Relations Board last week, seeking a vote that could occur next month on union representation for roughly 12 employees, according to Daniel Gross, a Starbucks worker and one of the organizers. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business] [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:51:16 PM    comment [] Boeing defense workers accept new 3-year contract ST. LOUIS -- Machinists and aerospace workers for The Boeing Co.'s St. Louis-based defense unit approved a new contract yesterday, hours before the current contract was to expire. The three-year deal, which takes effect today, was approved 1,221- 808 by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers' District 837, union spokesman Thomas Pinski said. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Business] [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:50:53 PM    comment [] UAL Can't Rule Out Furloughs.  United Airlines Chief Operating Officer Pete McDonald on Monday said employee furloughs could not be ruled out given the high price of jet fuel.  Reuters May 24 2004 6:15PM GMT [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:50:30 PM    comment [] Runoff needed to pick Chicago Teachers Union president. Chicago Teachers Union members will need a runoff election after none of the four got the 50 percent of the vote needed to win the union's presidential election, the union said Saturday. The top two finishers in Friday's election, current President Deborah Lynch and special-education teacher Marilyn Stewart, will square off June 11. Chicago Sun-Times May 23 2004 12:13PM GMT [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:49:55 PM    comment [] Boeing union recommends members reject offer, approve strike.  The union of technical and professional workers at Boeing Co.'s Wichita plant urged its members Monday to reject the company's latest contract offer and authorize a strike.  The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace -- which narrowly survived a decertification vote in February -- received what the company called its final offer Monday morning, just three hours before its members were scheduled to vote on whether to accept or reject it. San Francisco Chronicle May 24 2004 6:54PM GMT [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:49:40 PM    comment [] Employment rebounds in states that could decide next president (USATODAY.com). USATODAY.com - Employment has picked up significantly this year in a number of closely contested states that could decide the outcome of the 2004 presidential election. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories] [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:48:30 PM    comment [] In a Reverse Migration, Blacks Head to New South (Los Angeles Times). Los Angeles Times - In what demographers are calling a "full scale reversal" of the Great Migration in the early part of the 20th century, blacks are leaving California, New York, Illinois and New Jersey and retracing steps to a place their families once fled — the South. [Yahoo! News - Top Stories] [Janice Kimball's Radio Weblog] 1:48:13 PM    comment []   Disclaimer Links on these pages to commercial sites do not represent endorsement by the University of California or its affiliates. The opinions expressed on this Weblog are the responsibility of the contributing authors and do not reflect the opinion of the Institute of Industrial Relations, The University of California, or the Regents of the University of California