Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

RALLY V. BANKRUPTCY-IMPOSED LAYOFFS, UNION-BUSTING IN DETROIT WATER, ALL CITY DEPTS. TUES. OCT. 13

DETROIT CITY WORKERS BEING RUN OUT OF JOBS IN EVERY DEPT. DUE TO BANKRUPTCY By Diane Bukowski Oct. 9, 2015 (Editor: photos taken of this event by VOD did not turn out, others are used.) Active city workers told State Sen. Coleman … Continue reading

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DETROIT RETIREES VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHT AFTER U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE DISMISSES BANKRUPTCY APPEAL

“This changes nothing. The battle continues. It just gives us more time to raise money and recruit more people . . .I think the whole thing is racial.”—William Davis, Pres. DAREA DAREA’s next membership meeting Wed. Oct. 7 @ 5:30 … Continue reading

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DETROIT MARCH FOR JUSTICE SAT. OCT. 3 NOON @ROOSEVELT PARK TO HART PLAZA

WHAT: March for Justice WHERE: Roosevelt Park, Vernor Hwy, Detroit, MI 48216 WHEN: October 3, 2015 12:00PM Detroit didn’t just put the world on wheels. The Motor City created a living wage and made social justice a reality for workers … Continue reading

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PROTEST 10X INCREASE IN US ECOLOGY RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN DETROIT’S BLACK COMMUNITY SAT. OCT. 3 10 AM

Ban fracking campaign will hold demonstration at US Ecology site in Detroit in protest of frack waste facility’s tenfold expansion plans  Oct. 2, 2015 CHARLEVOIX, MICH. – The Committee to Ban Fracking in Michigan, a grassroots ballot initiative campaign gathering … Continue reading

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FEDERAL LAWSUIT ALLEGING FRAUD, ‘UNCLEAN HANDS’ FORESTALLS SEIZURE OF BERT’S MARKETPLACE

Fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, fictitious sheriff auctions and bidders, falsified legal documents, public corruption alleged against: Ex-felon Charles Aliahmed of Eastern Market LLC; CRIMINAL RECORD OF INSURANCE FRAUD (CONSPIRACY), a felony with a 10-yr. max sentence Ciena Capital, subsidiary of Ares … Continue reading

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RUSSIA CONFIRMS START OF ANTI-ISIS AIRSTRIKES IN SYRIA

Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government forces have been battling ISIS-led rebels for years, defending civilian population  (Links to stories on U.S./CIA-led creation of ISIS at conclusion) Associated Press BY NATALIYA VASILYEVA September 30, 2015 MOSCOW (AP) — Russian military jets carried … Continue reading

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SO FAR, CHRYSLER WORKERS ARE ROUNDLY REJECTING UAW’S TWO-TIER CONTRACT DEAL

  BY Alexandra Bradbury September 28, 2015 “This job that built the middle class, now it’s going to build the poor working class,” said one Michigan autoworker. #FCAVOTENO, #AUTOTALKS, #UAWCONTRACT, #NO2TIERS, #UAWFIGHTBACK In local after local, auto workers are voting … Continue reading

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STUDENT DEBT’S RACIAL BIAS: SIGN #DEBTFREECOLLEGE APPEAL TO CANDIDATES

  From Tamara Draut, DEMOS: While a college degree is widely understood to be an essential tool to compete in today’s tough job market and rise up the economic ladder, diminishing state and federal support of public higher education has … Continue reading

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CAPITOL WORKERS STRIKE AHEAD OF PAPAL VISIT

Roll Call © Bill Clark/CQ September 21, 2015 A few hours before Pope Francis arrives in the District of Columbia for the first leg of his U.S. visit, Capitol food service and other government contract workers will walk off their … Continue reading

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ALERT: STILL TIME TO STOP DETROIT WATER TAKE-OVER, MORE SHUT-OFFS, RATE HIKES, LAY-OFFS, POLLUTION

Water main break under Detroit Water Board Building had streets, parking lot for customers flooded for weeks this month. Main breaks, sinkholes have plagued DWSD as workforce downsized by 41 percent; GLWA plans to cut even further. DAREA retirees, other groups continue … Continue reading

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