Showing posts with label dispute. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dispute. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Cops: Skater faces charges in right-of-way dispute

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut in-line skater faces assault and other charges after a confrontation over whether a 4-year-old on a tricycle had the right to be on a bike path. Stamford police charged 43-year-old Chris Karamon with third-degree assault, risk of injury to a minor and other crimes--...More

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Stupid News:Muslim workers walk off the job in protest of prayer dispute


Stupid News:Muslim workers walk off the job in protest of prayer dispute

OMAHA, Nebraska — A meatpacking plant has agreed to accommodate Muslim workers' request for prayer time during Ramadan, union officials said Wednesday.
Earlier this week 300 Muslim JBS Swift & Co. workers, most of Somali background, walked off the job in protest of the prayer dispute. No one was fired after the protest.
Dan Hoppes, president of the local United Food and Commercial Workers Union, said management at the plant has agreed to temporarily change the timing of the second-shift lunch break to accommodate workers wanting time to pray during the Muslim observance of Ramadan.
...article

Share It, Post It, Email it!

Funny Sarah Palin Videos----Pics For Myspace----Cute Pics