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Bugs' Blog: Tour Calendar for Luis Primo (UNT) West Coast Tour
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Domingo, febrero 26, 2006. Tour Calendar for Luis Primo (UNT) West Coast Tour. Written by U.S. Hands Off Venezuela. Wednesday, 22 February 2006. Confirmed Cities / Dates for the West Coast Tour of Venezuelan Trade Union Leader Luis Primo (Coordinator for the UNT). Saturday, March 18: San Francisco, CA. Afternoon event: Luis Primo will be speaking at the anti-war demo. Sunday, March 19: Portland, OR. Saturday, March 25...
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Bugs' Blog: Kick VZ out of the ILO? Not likely
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Sábado, enero 28, 2006. Kick VZ out of the ILO? The ILO representatives apparently kept a low public profile and focused on the need to restore dialogue in the country. Said Dumbia-Henry. She also expressed her interest in an eventual reform of the Organic Labor Law. The president of national employers’ organization Fedecámeras, José Luis Betancourt, made a statement. As direct interference in union affairs. He ev...
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Bugs' Blog: Report: Luis Primo (Venezuelan UNT) in San Jose, CA
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Sábado, abril 01, 2006. Report: Luis Primo (Venezuelan UNT) in San Jose, CA. Here's the report from Hands Off Venezuela. On Luis Primo's talk last week. Ray Baeza of the SEIU Local 715 Caucus spoke to introduce Luis, and also let us know about the HUGE immigrants' rights march that erupted in San Jose (and cities throught the country) that day! Luis Primo (Venezuelan UNT) in San Jose, CA. By US Hands Off Venezuela.
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Bugs' Blog: Washington Post: "Chavez Wins Hearts Among the Poor"
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Domingo, febrero 05, 2006. Washington Post: "Chavez Wins Hearts Among the Poor". The Washington Post ran a feature article yesterday on what Venezuelans think about the changes under Chavez. I found the final quote particularly telling (and hopeful):. The article is " Venezuela's Chavez Wins Hearts Among the Poor. Has some interesting commentary about this article too. Posted by bugs : 2:13 p. m. Thanks for reading,.
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Bugs' Blog: Larkspur, CA: Bay Area activists visit the Bolivarian Republic
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Martes, febrero 28, 2006. Larkspur, CA: Bay Area activists visit the Bolivarian Republic. Talks by five members of the Marin Interfaith Task Force of the Americas' delegation to Venezuela in Janauary 2006. Wednesday, March 8, 7:30pm. The Redwoods Presbyterian Church, 110 Magnolia Ave. Camilla Schneider will discuss the role of women in the Bolivarian Revolution. No one turned away for lack of funds. Links to this post:.
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Rights in Venezuela discussed at International Labor Conference. Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Lunes, julio 18, 2005. Rights in Venezuela discussed at International Labor Conference. Some slightly delayed updates. In the annual conference of the International Labor Organization. The Committee’s final conclusions are posted here. Its major criticisms of Venezuela included insufficiencies in the social dialogue , the importance of non-interference i...
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Bugs' Blog: Event: SF Bay View editor reports on journey to World Social Forum
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Lunes, febrero 13, 2006. Event: SF Bay View editor reports on journey to World Social Forum. For Bay Area readers, check out this talk next week by the new editor of the San Francisco Bay View. And stay tuned, more events coming up! CC Campbell-Rock: 'Venezuelans are getting their 40 acres and a mule, and more'. Hear her report back as an eyewitness to the Bolivarian Revolution. Friday, February 24th, 7PM. First Stude...
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Bugs' Blog: ILO to send mission to Venezuela
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Domingo, enero 22, 2006. ILO to send mission to Venezuela. The International Labor Organization (ILO). Will be sending another delegation to Venezuela this year to investigate allegations (largely by employers' association FEDECAMERAS) of labor rights violations by the Chavez government. At the ILO's meeting in November. According to Froilan Barrios. Of the CTV, the ILO delegates will be investigating five labor issues.
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Bugs' Blog: El Charcote ranch will be ceded to the state
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Jueves, marzo 23, 2006. El Charcote ranch will be ceded to the state. After all the hue and cry over the "invasion" and "expropriation" of the Vestey ranches. By poor Venezuelan farmers backed by the government, the issue seems to have been resolved. And the fearmongers who were shouting that the land redistribution progam would lead straight to fascism . are suddenly nowhere to be found. Posted by bugs : 5:21 p. m.
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Bugs' Blog: More than "tit-for-tat"
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Comment-link {margin-left:.6em;}. A North American unionist's perspective on Venezuela. Miércoles, febrero 08, 2006. You've probably heard by now that Venezuela kicked a U.S. naval attache out of the country, and that the U.S. retaliated by expelling a Venezuelan diplomat. Most U.S. papers are portraying the incidents. As "tit-for-tat," implying that the U.S. response was equal to (and provoked by) Venezuela's initial action - and more subtly, that Venezuela and Chavez are to blame. 2) Even putting aside...
