http://ibew1505.org/union_news/2 Views_Multiblock Teaser View en http://ibew1505.org/%E2%80%98china_hacking_us_defence_secrets%E2%80%99_says_us_congressional_panel_-_computerweekly.com <table border="0" cellspacing="7" cellpadding="2" width="valign=top"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="j" valign="top"><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br /> <div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" /></div> <div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&amp;ct=us/4-0&amp;fd=R&amp;url=http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/11/21/233503/china-hacking-us-defence-secrets-says-us-congressional.htm&amp;cid=1272876392&amp;ei=qtEmSfLoKo3I9ATP69hP&amp;usg=AFQjCNHhkYnSqY0reRn0dNWeEAq0R4pXBQ">‘China hacking US defence secrets’ says US congressional panel</a><br /><font size="-1"><font color="#6f6f6f">ComputerWeekly.com, UK -</font> 4 hours ago</font><br /><font size="-1">US defence contractors <strong>Raytheon</strong>, Lockheed Martin, Boeing and Northrop Grumman had all seen their unclassified networks breached by hackers in the last year, <strong>...</strong></font></div> </font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table><p><a href="http://ibew1505.org/%E2%80%98china_hacking_us_defence_secrets%E2%80%99_says_us_congressional_panel_-_computerweekly.com">read more</a></p> http://ibew1505.org/%E2%80%98china_hacking_us_defence_secrets%E2%80%99_says_us_congressional_panel_-_computerweekly.com#comments Google news: raytheon Top Stories Google news: raytheon http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/11/21/233503/china-hacking-us-defence-secrets-says-us-congressional.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:20:15 -0500 superuser 12723 at http://ibew1505.org http://ibew1505.org/jobless_benefits_extension_wins_senate_ok%3B_bush_will_sign <p>Just before adjourning for the Thanksgiving break, the Senate by a voice vote approved an extension of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits for jobless workers who exhaust their benefits before finding new work.</p> <p>The action came the same day that the Department of Labor reported that new claims for unemployment benefits last week jumped to a 16-year high, hitting a seasonally adjusted 542,000 from a downwardly revised figure of 515,000 in the previous week.</p> <p>More than <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/11/04/real_estate/job_losses_fuel_foreclosure/?postversion=2008110613">1 million</a> U.S. workers have <a href="http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/11/07/disaster-240000-jobs-lost-in-october/">lost their jobs</a> already this year, and <a href="http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/10/24/us-economy-needs-bailout-for-americas-workers/">more than 10 million</a> are out of work and looking for new jobs.</p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://ibew1505.org/jobless_benefits_extension_wins_senate_ok%3B_bush_will_sign">read more</a></p> http://ibew1505.org/jobless_benefits_extension_wins_senate_ok%3B_bush_will_sign#comments AFL-CIO Now Blog Top Stories AFL-CIO Now Blog http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/11/20/jobless-benefits-extension-wins-senate-ok-bush-will-sign/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:20:16 -0500 superuser 12711 at http://ibew1505.org http://ibew1505.org/six-year_ordeal_to_get_job_back_shows_why_employee_free_choice_is_a_must <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="22" align="left"> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TEnFYnErLg" target="_blank"><img src="http://blog.aflcio.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/lawhorn_vid.jpg" border="1" /></a></td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Here’s another clear example of why we need the </font><a href="http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/voiceatwork/efca"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Employee Free Choice Act</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">. For more than <strong>six years</strong>, Russ Teegardin and </font><a href="http://www.aflcio.org/joinaunion/voiceatwork/efca/efca_profile_bl.cfm"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Bill Lawhorn</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> have fought to get their jobs back after they were fired for supporting a union at Consolidated Biscuit Co. (CBC) in McComb, Ohio. Even though the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ordered the company to rehire the workers, CBC all but ignored the order. </font></p> <p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Finally, justice will be done at CBC after a federal appeals court on Nov. 14 ordered the company to comply with the labor board’s decision and reinstate the two workers with full back pay with all wages lost, plus compounded interest. If CBC, which makes Nabisco cookies and Kraft products, does not comply with the order, it could face thousands of dollars in fines. Check out Lawhorn talking about his firing in the video above and speaking before Congress </font><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7p11ntKEA4" target="_blank"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">here</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">.</font></p> <p> </p><p><a href="http://ibew1505.org/six-year_ordeal_to_get_job_back_shows_why_employee_free_choice_is_a_must">read more</a></p> http://ibew1505.org/six-year_ordeal_to_get_job_back_shows_why_employee_free_choice_is_a_must#comments AFL-CIO Now Blog Top Stories AFL-CIO Now Blog http://blog.aflcio.org/2008/11/20/six-year-ordeal-to-get-job-back-shows-why-employee-free-choice-is-a-must/ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:20:47 -0500 superuser 12702 at http://ibew1505.org