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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1988

Page

4

Walesa ends Poland strikes by persuading holdouts

Solidarity leader Lech Walesa coaxed 250 coal miners to end their sit in and 2400 bus and dock workers to quit a nationwide wave of strikes that spanned 19 days affecting 100000 employees. He urged end to local disputes to start roundtable talks on union pluralism and legalizing Solidarity.

Warsaw Poland Solidarity Lech Walesa Walesa Soviet Bloc Jastrzebie Szczecin Silesia

Sweatshops spread from garment trade to meat and food jobs

The GAO draft report concludes sweatshops have resurged nationwide, moving from New York and Chicago to most states including Hawaii and Alaska. It cites IBP Corp as evidence of spread into meat processing and notes OSHA penalties and wage violations. Interviews with Hispanic workers highlight low pay and long hours.

New York Times Washington General Accounting Office New York Chicago GAO Congress Hawaii Alaska IBP Corp Occupational Safety and Health Administration Labor Department Los Angeles Charles Schumer D-N.y Reagan Carter Triangle Shirtwaist Co Washington Square Park New York City

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