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Labor Strikes and Disputes

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    March 29, 2012

    How a Battle Over a Korean-Owned Kwik Stop Divided, Then United, South Dallas

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    February 15, 2012

    The Diamond Shamrock Protest May Be Canceled Due to Lack of Interest. 'Bout Time.

    A week ago Monday, two people picketed outside Diamond Shamrock Kwik Stop on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. "Don't Stop, Don't Shop," and "They're Using the 'N' Word," their signs read. The day after that, there were three. One snapped my picture for crossing the picket line and entering the stor ... More >>

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    April 15, 2011

    The Ultimate Tailgate Party: It May be the Closest Thing to Pro Football This Year

    ​Remember the last scene of Casablanca in which Rick and Renault come together in the end for the good of humanity then walk off into the fog contemplating "... the beginning of a beautiful friendship." Well, that's basically what's happening between the NFL owners and players this weekend at ... More >>

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    March 3, 2011

    The NFL Lockout: My Top 10 Observer-ations

    ​10. Barring a last-minute agreement, the NFL will cease operations as we know them tonight at 11 when the league's current collective bargaining agreement expires. The owners and players have met via mediation the last nine days with no significant movement. The owners, dealt a signific ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Love Field Cabbies Unhappy With Natural Gas-Guzzlers Getting Line-Skipping Privileges Strike This Morning

    ​One of my colleagues just flew in from Houston and couldn't find a taxi at Love Field to take into the office -- because the cabbies are on strike. Those waiting in line for taxis were instead ferried into shuttles and limos airport officials called in when they discovered the strike was on for 8 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    For Your Weekend Listening: Live Gourds!

    ​Sorry I didn't make it out to The Gourds show at the Granada on Saturday; had every intention, as it's been too long. And I was just thinking about the boys -- came across the Picket Line Coyotes' '88 cassette Upholstery Van Songs right before Christmas in a Sound Warehouse crate full of demo tap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2009

    Labor Relations Board Makes Federal Case Out of Union Fight at DFW Car Rental Sites

    ​The Courthouse News Service this morning has this lawsuit outta Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport -- specifically, the Vanguard Car Rental locations at the airport (Vanguard operates National and Alamo). The regional director of the National Labor Relations Board's Fort Worth office has fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Hollywood on Ice

    ​The Courthouse News Service this morning has this lawsuit outta Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport -- specifically, the Vanguard Car Rental locations at the airport (Vanguard operates National and Alamo). The regional director of the National Labor Relations Board's Fort Worth office has fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2007

    A Place Where Nobody Dared to Go, Till They Had To

    ​The Courthouse News Service this morning has this lawsuit outta Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport -- specifically, the Vanguard Car Rental locations at the airport (Vanguard operates National and Alamo). The regional director of the National Labor Relations Board's Fort Worth office has fil ... More >>

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