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In memoriam

September 14, 2010

Image by feeliz via Flickr I am on bereavement leave today. I am flying to Detroit to hug my children and grand-children, and my ex-wife, Ali. I am also going to say goodbye to a woman that I knew before any of them. I first met her when I was working as a short-order cook [...]

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Labor Day brings new organizing effort aimed at Jimmy John’s restaurant chain

September 6, 2010

Image by Debs (ò‿ó)♪ via Flickr Unions remain interested in organizing the restaurant business Franchisees of the restaurant chain Jimmy John’s are facing a new organizing effort from the Jimmy John’s Workers Union, which is supported by the IWW, the same group that has been working to organize Starbucks in Minneapolis, Michigan, New York, and [...]

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Starting my first job in Human Resources

January 20, 2010

Image via Wikipedia Time flies when you are having fun Today is the anniversary of the beginning of my HR career.  It marks the beginning of the 25th year that I have been doing work in this crazy confusing field. It is also the calendar day anniversary of  the first official Martin Luther King Jr. [...]

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