In baltimore restaurant worker off and on, more on than off over the past 7 years and in that time i worked for three employers. All three employers have been a little bit dicey. There were things to object to in all of them. Two of the three engage in waitstaff, wages that belongs to the employees. Wage theft is at least potentially and sometimes actually a grave practice. It can have really serious, really grave human consequences. I will talk to you separately, described the baltimore restaurants theme but the consequences of this cant be serious. For this reason it gives me a lot of pleasure to introduce our speaker tonight for the recent the best practice is serious and other related practices are morally serious. Saru jayaramans intellectual work is unique in bringing these practices to public attention, putting them into the public consciousness. They could not exist if they were seen. Since the title of the book behind the kitchen door. The practices are hidden, screened from u
Any part of the globe that you care to look at. Countries have division. This is marked when it comes to partisan politics. What is in theat balance as all the chatter goes states this is a very attractive but very large elephant. This is a smack down in the middle of southeast asia. They have sort of been poking the elephant to see what noise it will make. Just as long as the offer is there. These people will work out how significant the element is and how and what ways it is useful to. The importance of southeast asia, i clearly agree. Therefore, the japanese Prime Minister has visited eight out of 10 Asian Countries this year. He is planning to visit the remaining two countries. This year is the 40th anniversary of the we will invite all the afghan leaders to japan in december. Engagement with those countries is important. It was unfortunate that the president could not make it. Especially in asia. We really hope that the United States will be able to show sometime in the near futur
In 2010, 2,397 project plans for submitted to the exchange. Last year, that number increased by 323. Many of those were residential projects. Builders are completing more than 1,700 units here at Crescent Village off danker road. A Welcome Change from 2007, where there were virtually no apartment projects in the pipeline. With job growth and job creation, people need places to live, and its time for builders to see a newfound confidence in Silicon Valley to begin building apartments that offer places for people to live. Reporter Joshua Howard with the California Apartment Association says the new apartments may help all renters. As more housing comes online and becomes available, that will probably start seeing prices come down, or rent increases moderate going into the future because there will be more competition for housing. Reporter from retail, to residential, to recreation. Even though more construction workers are landing jobs, the industry is far from digging out of tough times
Surface. Good evening. Im heather holmes. The nations 5th largest Transit System into a state of shock tonight. Bart officials led by general manager grace expressed sadness of the loss calling what happened this afternoon near the walnut creek bart station a tragedy. The train struck the two victims near jones and walden roads as the two were inspecting the tracks. Live team coverage. Debra has reaction from union officials. We begin with noel walker. Reporter were now more than 8 hours after that deadly accident and bart police and investigators are still here at the scene. Earlier today, barts director of operations called it a tragedy of greatest proportions. With bart on strike, most trains werent running today. But one train that was running brought a system already at a standstill to its knees. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of two workers who have just been killed on the bart tracks. The bart train was returning to concord after bringing graffiti cars to be fixed
Shock tonight. Bart officials led by general manager grace expressed sadness of the loss calling what happened this afternoon near the walnut creek bart station a tragedy. The train struck the two victims near jones and walden roads as the two were inspecting the tracks. Live team coverage. Debra has reaction from union officials. We begin with noel walker. Reporter were now more than 8 hours after that deadly accident and bart police and investigators are still here at the scene. Earlier today, barts director of operations called it a tragedy of greatest proportions. With bart on strike, most trains werent running today. But one train that was running brought a system already at a standstill to its knees. Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of two workers who have just been killed on the bart tracks. The bart train was returning to concord after bringing graffiti cars to be fixed. At 1 45 happened. You can hear the breaks screeching. Bart emergency, bart emergency. We just s