Vol. 76/No. 45 December 10, 2012
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Calif. postal workers protest privatization, layoffs, cuts |
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Militant/Kevin Cole
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—In the pouring rain, more than 60 postal workers and their supporters marched Nov. 17 from the state capitol to the California Air Resources Board to protest the privatization that day of postal truck fleet operations in California and related job losses and service cuts. The stormy weather dampened the signs, but not the spirits. —KEVIN COLE Related articles: Bangladesh workers fight for safer work conditions Bangladesh workers fight for safer work conditions On the Picket Line Report: Bosses at fault in deaths of 29 New Zealand miners in 2010 Worker killed on job at Peabody mine in Illinois 3 die, 18 injured in Quebec plant explosion: ‘There was no safety’ No worker has to die on the job! Millions forced into part time as bosses cut costs, drive speedup Front page (for this issue) | Home | Text-version home |