Author Archives: Diane Bukowski

 (Click on Voting claims chart to print chart; or view it in larger detail.) Retirees object, to attend 6th Circuit hearing, Cincinnati Wed. July 30; planning meeting Mon. July 28 11 a.m. N’Namdi’s Highland Park 15,624 worker ballots counted; what happened to … Continue reading →

Civil rights heroine’s godchild, who has cerebral palsy, not seen by family, friends since “guardian” Atty. Mary S. Rowan seized her June 14 Judge Kathryn George was earlier removed by state Supreme Court as Macomb Chief Probate Judge, barred from handling wills … Continue reading →

Black-owned business, over 30 years old, revives tradition for the youth DJ Hydef and blues singer Priscilla Price participate By Cornell Squires  July 5, 2014 DETROIT — Mr. Ron Hereford, proprietor of Doll’s Go-Kart, re-established Sing a- Song for a … Continue reading →

Rhodes: “City getting a bad reputation around the world” for shut-offs Ballots did not disclose that retiree annuity “clawbacks” include additional 6.75% compounded interest rate; is re-vote needed? Others cite huge health care costs, 75% reduction in retirement income By … Continue reading →

REV. EDWARD PINKNEY SPEAKS AT JUNE 23 RALLY IN DETROIT (above) By Leona McElvene As promised below are  links to the 16 video clips that I recorded Mon. June 23, 2014 during the “Drop the Charges Against Rev. Edward Pinkney … Continue reading →

    BRITAIN STRIKES FOR A DAY July 11, 2014 / Sheila Cohen It’s finally happened. The rusty machinery of the British trade union movement has turned—sluggishly—to allow us a magnificent day of rank-and-file protest. Only one day of striking, … Continue reading →

Coalition takes direct action against city contractor 12,000 Detroiters shut off so far; assault connected to city bankruptcy Charity Hicks, first to be arrested protesting water shut-offs in her neighborhood in May, passes after weeks in coma in NYC By Diane … Continue reading →

NATIONAL ACTION AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY! This petition will be delivered to: UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL – ERIC HOLDER Petition by Danette Chavis New York, NY CLICK ON http://www.change.org/petitions/national-action-against-police-brutality to sign petition INVESTIGATIONS “CASE BY CASE” HAVE NOT AND SHALL NOT REMEDY … Continue reading →

Appeals for additional sponsors By Diane Bukowski July 8, 2014 Jerry Bell shows one of his championship patches after City Council hearing in 2010.   DETROIT — Detroit’s own Jerry Bell, a hydroplane racer since 1995, is announcing that he … Continue reading →

Public water, electrical workers vote to approve strike Call on public to stop paying utility bills Vote follows series of one-day walk-outs June 19, 2014 This article originally appeared in Caribbean Business PUERTO RICO — The main unions representing Puerto Rico … Continue reading →