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Danny Glover Among Sodexo Protesters Arrested

Actor Danny Glover and 11 other people were arrested Friday when protesting Sodexo, a French based food service company with U.S. headquarters in Maryland. The protesters, which included both Americans and French workers, were there because they feel that the company has been treating their workers unfairly. Glover and the others were arrested when they stepped past the yellow police tape. Montgomery Country police spokesman Capt. Paul Starks said that the protesters were asked three times to step back from the company headquarters, but were arrested after refusing. The twelve protesters were issued trespassing citations and released from custody. However, … Continue reading →

Job Security

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Often with job boredom, also comes job security. Typically, once you have worked long enough at a job for the same company, you gain a level of security. The advantage to job security is that you don’t worry about losing your job. The disadvantage is with longevity also comes boredom. Not all companies or industries can provide job security, especially with our economy. However, unless you have poor job performance, it is usually the newest members of the team who are let go first. This is particularly true in large companies or union-based professions. If you are lucky enough to … Continue reading →

Who Will Teach?

School is scheduled to start on September 5th in Detroit, Michigan. The teachers might or might not be there to actually teach the children. You see, last night the Detroit teachers union overwhelmingly voted to go on strike-or not teach due to what they consider a breakdown in contract negotiations. That’s right-in a city where the average teacher salary is $53,000-$58,000 per year, the teachers decided not to work due to lack of pay and a requested adjustment in benefits. This is the same region where thousands of jobs in the automotive industry have been lost over the past two-three … Continue reading →