Safety Concerns Central in Railway Dispute as Ruling Nears | Mirage News
09 Sep
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Safety Concerns Central in Railway Dispute as Ruling Nears | Mirage News

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Politics tamfitronics On Aug. 24, Canada's federal labour board ordered the Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPK) railways, along with more than 9,000 workers, to return to work and enter binding arbitration to produce a new contract. The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) acted on the government's referral when making the decision.Author Bruce CampbellAdjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change, York University, CanadaHowever, CIRB has not designated railways as an "essential service," a status that would give legal standing for the government to force staff back to work.As a result, the Teamsters union has filed appeals with the Federal Court of Appeal, challenging the government's referrals and CIRB's binding arbitration order, arguing they violate workers' rights to collectively bargain and strike.Bruce Curran, a labour specialist at the University of Manitoba's law...
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Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism
08 Sep
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Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism

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Politics tamfitronics (The Conversation) — Fifty-eight years ago in the summer of 1966, a group of Black church leaders took out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times titled “Black Power.” Their densely worded statement called on national leaders, “white churchmen,” Black citizens and the mass media to correct the country’s racial power imbalance. In essence, they asked their fellow citizens to support Black power.Prominent church leaders such as Rev. Paul Washington of the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, Rev. Gayraud Wilmore of the Presbyterian Commission on Religion and Race, and Rev. Benjamin Payton of the National Council of Churches were among the signatories. With years of civil rights experience, 48 Black church leaders boldly asserted their unequivocal support for the Black Power movement.Like many white Christian nationalists in 2024, these Black church...
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Bharat Jodo Yatra was massive booster dose for Congress: Jairam Ramesh
08 Sep
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Bharat Jodo Yatra was massive booster dose for Congress: Jairam Ramesh

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Politics tamfitronics Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday said the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra from Kanyakumari to Kashmir was a "massive booster dose" for the party and heralded a change in the country's politics. "Today is the 2nd anniversary of the start of the truly transformational Kanyakumari to Kashmir Bharat Jodo Yatra. Over 200 Bharat Yatris led by Rahul Gandhi completed the 4000 km long yatra, overwhelmingly on foot, over a period of 145 days and covering 12 states and 2 UTs," Ramesh said. "This yatra led to unprecedented connectivity and collectivity and was a massive booster dose for the Indian National Congress. It heralded a change in the politics of our country as well," he said. It provided the impetus for the Manipur to Mumbai Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra during Jan-March 2024, Ramesh...
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Farooq Kperogi: Mystery of Dangote refinery in Nigerian oil politics
08 Sep
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Farooq Kperogi: Mystery of Dangote refinery in Nigerian oil politics

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Politics tamfitronics By Farooq KperogiMany Nigerians invested hopes in the Dangote Refinery and thought it would bring stability to Nigeria’s chaotic petroleum industry. But on the cusp of its coming on stream, it began to be dogged by regulatory and other kinds of puzzling troubles from the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.Why is a refinery that is supposed to be a shining light of domestic investment stymied by needless state-sanctioned controversies?We sought answers to our question on August 31 during an impassioned and insightful two-hour discussion in the third edition of the Diaspora Dialogues, a monthly discussion show organized by Dr. Osmund Agbo, Professor Moses Ochonu, and I, which attracted scores of attendees.My colleagues and I are by no means experts in the oil industry. That was why Professor Ochonu, who anchored the discussion, first did...
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