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Mail Call: A Different Dixie.(International Edition; LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
Our Aug. 11 chronicle of America's South in a year of a historic election fascinated many. A longtime denizen cringed and cheered for his "confounding and alluring" region. A Northerner wondered why talk of "the old Confederacy, a lost cause"? And another credited Barack Obama with "the Confederacy's demise."
American Region Defined by History
I grew up in the '60s and '70s in rural Georgia and found myself both cringing and cheering as I read Christopher Dickey's "Southern Discomfort" (Aug. 11). America's South is no doubt confounding and alluring. I have spent a great deal of my 50 years trying to make sense of a childhood riddled with images of ...
- New York labor unions claim swindled by Ponzi Scam.(TRADE NEWS)
- Magazine article from: Walls & Ceilings February 1, 2009 700+ words
...site reports that a number of Central New York union pension funds lost money in the...through investments with Madoff, the New York State AFL-CIO has said. The roofers...families. Madoff was arrested Dec. 11 in New York City. He was charged with securities...
- UNIONS.(healthcare industry labor unions located in New York City)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Crain's New York Business July 16, 2001 700+ words
1199/SEIU New York's Health & Human Service Employees Union, AFL-CIO 310 W. 43rd St. New York, NY 10036 (212) 582-1890 Dennis Rivera...dietitians and lab technicians. 1199/SEIU New York's Health & Human Service Employees...
- Unions battle for construction jobs in Harrison. (efforts of labor unions in...
- Magazine article from: Westchester County Business Journal August 24, 1992 700+ words
HARRISON -- Organized labor has won a temporary victory at the future United States Postal Service general mail facility in Harrison by persuading the contractor clearing the site to hire some union workers. However, the union trades wonder whether union workers will be hired once the major
- New York's Highest Court Rules That Property Owners And Managers Can Stop...
- News wire article from: Mondaq Business Briefing December 15, 2008 700+ words
On November 24, 2008, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that a private nuisance claim against a...engaging in drumming or other noise-making activities. The New York County State Supreme Court granted Helmsley-Spear's request...
- SL Green Proposal to Revitalize Aqueduct Racetrack Wins Support of Major Labor...
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 23, 2008 700+ words
...for Record of Working with Labor Unions Master Plan Includes Hotels...ALBANY, N.Y. -- Several of New York's most important labor unions have endorsed SL Green Realty...possible project for Queens and New York State. Unions supporting SL...
- Labor Unions
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Business and Finance, 2nd ed. Maxwell, G. January 1, 2007 700+ words
LABOR UNIONS A labor union has been...Revolution and the formation of labor unions go hand in hand. The...situation, two types of labor unions emerged. Craft unions...carpenters in 1793, and the New York printers in 1794. Beginning...
- Labor Unions and Small Business
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business January 1, 2007 700+ words
Labor Unions and Small Business The...America took place in New York City in 1741 when bakers...for these reasons, the labor unions and small businesses have...expansion have caused labor unions to go into decline. Union...
- STATE LABOR UNIONS LOOK TOWARD ATLANTA MADE STRONG SHOWING IN PRIMARY.(Local)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) April 29, 1988 700+ words
...seen." On April 19, New York Democrats elected 167...chosen by party leaders, New York will send 293 delegates...delegates within a week. Labor unions in the state made a similarly...strong showing in the New York and Pennsylvania primaries...
