Monthly Archives: March 2008

Good News

By Ray Watkins | Published: March 31, 2008
WASHINGTON -- Little-noticed in the tumult of the presidential campaign an the teetering economy, the Teamsters have racked up a series of organizing and contract wins, and may be on the verge of another, at United Air Lines. The wins range from signing up approximately two-thirds of the workers at UPS Freight -- the former Overnite Express -- to breaking into the Deep South bastion of Mobile, Ala., by first winning a recognition vote last July and then getting a contract last month, with the help of the NAACP, at the New Era cap company there. Mark Gruenberg, Monday, March 24, 2008
I've never liked this idea that the news should cover 'good news' although it's very clearly true that...
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Deconstructing Organic

By Ray Watkins | Published: March 28, 2008
See which of the country’s largest food producers are behind your favorite organic snacks. Words By Phil Howard Illustrations By GOOD magazine GOOD and Phil Howard show you who really owns the family companies that make your smoothies and cracked wheat. Good Magazine
I lived in the ICC housing co-ops in Austin, Texas, in the 1980s, while I was an undergraduate, and we bought all of our food either through food clubs or a local food cooperative called Wheatsville. At first, Wheatsville was nothing more than a kind of warehouse; you volunteered a few hours in order to become a member and you got access to all sorts of fresh food, mainly produce and...
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