[PEN-L:12185] FW: BLS Daily Report

BLS DAILY REPORT, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1997 Spending on construction rises 0.5 percent in July, lifted by increased spending for both housing and nonresidential structure, the Commerce Department reported (Daily Labor Report, page A-4)_The Index of forward-looking economic indicators ri

[PEN-L:12184] FW: BLS Daily Report

BLS DAILY REPORT, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1997 RELEASED TODAY: EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- Employment and unemployment were little changed in August. The jobless rate was 4.9 percent in August; it had been 4.8 percent in July and has shown little movement over the past several months. Nonfarm pay

[PEN-L:12186] Re: Slagging Di [ad nauseam]

> The issue I think isn't Diana but the common > understanding of her, which is deeply flawed, > to say the least. Though this addressed a comment of Sid's, my answer is that Diana, for reasons I've already mentioned, was and is a profoundly British phenomenon. Let the Brits sort her out; the b

[PEN-L:12192] ALERT: Congress near a vote on Net privacy legislation; call now! (fwd)

> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 12:12:45 -0400 > From: "Shabbir J. Safdar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: ALERT: Congress near a vote on Net privacy legislation; call now! > > == > ___ _ _ _ _ > / _ \| | |

[PEN-L:12194] Black English Beats

For you Beat fans, I thought the following nifty snippet from the late James Baldwin might be of interest: Now, I do not know what white Americans would sound like if there had never been any black people in the United States, but they would not sound the way they sound. Jaz

[PEN-L:12195] Dark humor posted to Chinese Christian Newsgroup

<< A journalist had done a story on gender roles in Kuwait several years before the Gulf War, and she noted then that women customarily walked about 10 feet behind their husbands. She returned to Kuwait recently and observed that the men now walked several yards behind their wives. She approach

[PEN-L:12198] Poverty research

Hi there, This is my first attempt at sending a message so bear with me. I am looking at research on poverty in New Zealand and what strikes me is how empirical it all is. Most of the literature is concerned with setting up / measuring /defining poverty lines and arguing about which is best.

[PEN-L:12200] FAST TRACK ALERT; Heads Up: Son of NAFTA

THE PRESIDENT WILL INTRODUCE FAST TRACK THIS WEEK! he wants the Congress to give him authority to negotiate trade pacts (starting with NAFTA expansion and eventually the MAI) in a way that excludes congressional participation in the process (limited debate, no amendments, up-or-down vote). Cal

[PEN-L:12183] FW: BLS Daily Report

BLS DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1997 As the second half of a two-part minimum wage hike took effect Sept. 1, a look at the latest data from BLS shows that 1.5 million workers were making the former minimum wage of $4.75 in the second quarter of 1997 Unpublished work tables from BLS

[PEN-L:12187] Re: Can You Top This

At 03:03 PM 9/5/97 -0700, Max S. wrote, inter alia: >All this shows the public needs the royals more >than ever. They are offended by the >sub-zero demeanor of Queen E., much >preferring the cuddly Queen Mum. But what >they are really longing for is the next real-life >fairy tale to begin.

[PEN-L:12199] BART Strike Hits Bay Area; Strikers Rally Support - Strike

9/8/97 BART strike takes it toll By Eric Brazil and Larry D. Hatfield OF THE SF EXAMINER STAFF With a state mediator and Mayor Brown attempting to bring a quick end to the BART strike, commuters and traffic were snarling Monday as thousands scrambled to find a new way to work during what some

[PEN-L:12197] Piece on Mike Davis in _Lingua Franca_

Following coffee-sipping Louis P's suggestion, I checkout out _Lingua Franca_. The latest issue (September 1997) has a longish piece on Mike Davis, author of _City of Quartz_, by Adam Shatz. Shatz concludes a bit sadly, along with Tariq Ali, that Davis has started an unfortunate slide toward "mi

[PEN-L:12196] More News from London: The Funeral (fwd) - - FYI!

My own response to all the ballyhoo about Di has generally been in the direction of "Eat the Rich!" (or at least royalty). But a friend whose daughter moved recently to London sent this first-person impression of the funeral, which, no matter how you feel about Di, offers some insight into the cu

[PEN-L:12193] Real social change

Max: "Abbie Hoffman had more influence than Diana. I defy anyone to specify concrete, noteworthy social changes resulting from her existence." In the spirit of hard-headed science, Max, how about quantifying the respective influences of Abbie and Diana? While we're at it, why not t

[PEN-L:12191] International Dockers Day of Action world round-up (fwd)

> Reported and expected action as of 6 p.m., 8 Sept. > > Sweden > all ports organised by Swedish Dockworkers Union to stop and all ACL and > CAST containers to be halted. All trade with Liverpool and Sheerness to be > hit. > Gothenburg: ACL vessel diverted until Wednesday. Dockers refusing to han

[PEN-L:12189] Major Canadian Boycott Test Case Begins (fwd)

> Subject: Major Canadian Boycott Test Case Begins > Date: Sept 5, 1997 > From: Peter Abramowicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > From: SCHWARZBAUER PETER[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: August 29, 1997 1:25 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Lubicon Mailout > > > Fr

[PEN-L:12190] Fw: International solidarity (fwd)

> Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 15:54:18 -0700 From: ntlab <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: International solidarity > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Turin September 8, 1997 > > Dear comrades: > > 17 delegates from ICEM affiliated trade unions in Africa and Asia are > participating in a seminar on G

[PEN-L:12188] Re: Can You Top This

>Max Sawicky wrote, > >>> Max Sawicky wrote, >>> >> >>> >And I'd gladly pay to see a jacquerie. >>> >>> Or a purple cow? >> >>This looks like a Chagall reference, but I don't >>get it. Please enlighten. > >I've never seen a purple cow >I never hope to see one >but I can tell you anyhow >I'd rathe