https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Food_and_Commercial_Workers
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers[1] in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hospitality; agriculture; cannabis; chemical trades; security; textile, and health care. UFCW is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the AFL–CIO; it disaffiliated from the AFL–CIO in 2005 but reaffiliated in 2013. UFCW is also affiliated to UNI Global Union and the IUF.
Abbreviation
UFCW
Formation
June 1979
Merger of
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Retail Clerks International Union
Type
Trade union
Headquarters
Washington, DC, US
Location
CanadaUnited States
Membership (2013)
1,274,156[1]
President
Marc Perrone[2]
Secretary-Treasurer
Milton Jones
Affiliations
• AFL–CIOCanadian Labour CongressIUFUNI Global Union
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) is a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million workers[1] in the United States and Canada in industries including retail; meatpacking, food processing and manufacturing; hospitality; agriculture; cannabis; chemical trades; security; textile, and health care. UFCW is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the AFL–CIO; it disaffiliated from the AFL–CIO in 2005 but reaffiliated in 2013. UFCW is also affiliated to UNI Global Union and the IUF.
Abbreviation
UFCW
Formation
June 1979
Merger of
Amalgamated Meat Cutters
Retail Clerks International Union
Type
Trade union
Headquarters
Washington, DC, US
Location
CanadaUnited States
Membership (2013)
1,274,156[1]
President
Marc Perrone[2]
Secretary-Treasurer
Milton Jones
Affiliations
• AFL–CIOCanadian Labour CongressIUFUNI Global Union
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Perrone
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch_University
Born in Hearne, Texas, Perrone grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He began working at a local Weingarten's grocery store in 1971 when he was 16, and joined the Retail Clerks International Union. He studied at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, in an attempt to enter medical school, but ended up with a degree in labor studies from Antioch University.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antioch_University
Born in Hearne, Texas, Perrone grew up in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He began working at a local Weingarten's grocery store in 1971 when he was 16, and joined the Retail Clerks International Union. He studied at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, in an attempt to enter medical school, but ended up with a degree in labor studies from Antioch University.
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Massive Pyramid, Lost City and Ancient Human Sacrifices Unearthed in China
A 4,300-year-old city, which has a massive step pyramid that is at least 230 feet (70 meters) high and spans 59 acres (24 hectares) at its base, has been excavated in China, archaeologists reported in the August issue of the journal Antiquity.
The pyramid was decorated with eye symbols and "anthropomorphic," or part-human, part-animal faces. Those figures "may have endowed the stepped pyramid with special religious power and further strengthened the general visual impression on its large audience," the archaeologists wrote in the article.
For five centuries, a city flourished around the pyramid. At one time, the city encompassed an area of 988 acres making it one of the largest in the world, the archaeologists wrote. Today, the ruins of the city are called "Shimao," but its name in ancient times is unknown.
(SOURCE)
https://www.livescience.com/63406-massive-shimao-pyramid-unearthed-china.html
A 4,300-year-old city, which has a massive step pyramid that is at least 230 feet (70 meters) high and spans 59 acres (24 hectares) at its base, has been excavated in China, archaeologists reported in the August issue of the journal Antiquity.
The pyramid was decorated with eye symbols and "anthropomorphic," or part-human, part-animal faces. Those figures "may have endowed the stepped pyramid with special religious power and further strengthened the general visual impression on its large audience," the archaeologists wrote in the article.
For five centuries, a city flourished around the pyramid. At one time, the city encompassed an area of 988 acres making it one of the largest in the world, the archaeologists wrote. Today, the ruins of the city are called "Shimao," but its name in ancient times is unknown.
(SOURCE)
https://www.livescience.com/63406-massive-shimao-pyramid-unearthed-china.html
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiandao_Lake
Submerged city of Shicheng
Submerged in the lake, at the foot of Wushi Mountain (五狮山, "Five Lion Mountain"), lies an ancient city known as Shicheng (狮城, "Lion City"), and was the county seat of the defunct Sui'an County (遂安县), which was merged into Chun'an County due to the construction of Qiandao Lake. It was built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25–200) and was first set up as a county in AD 208. The city acquired its name from nearby Wushi (Five Lion) Mountain, which is now known as Wushi Island since it too became partially submerged by the reservoir. At present Shi Cheng remains well-preserved and undisturbed at a depth of 26–40 m (85–131 ft).[9]
Besides the city of Shi Cheng many other historic sites have been confirmed beneath the water.
Submerged city of Shicheng
Submerged in the lake, at the foot of Wushi Mountain (五狮山, "Five Lion Mountain"), lies an ancient city known as Shicheng (狮城, "Lion City"), and was the county seat of the defunct Sui'an County (遂安县), which was merged into Chun'an County due to the construction of Qiandao Lake. It was built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (AD 25–200) and was first set up as a county in AD 208. The city acquired its name from nearby Wushi (Five Lion) Mountain, which is now known as Wushi Island since it too became partially submerged by the reservoir. At present Shi Cheng remains well-preserved and undisturbed at a depth of 26–40 m (85–131 ft).[9]
Besides the city of Shi Cheng many other historic sites have been confirmed beneath the water.
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