News of the Wierd - Labor Edition

The LA Times has an article on a Buddhist monk who has started a union because of a dispute he's having with a superior in his temple. While the dispute simmers, the monk is required to spend all day every day writing out Buddhist sutras.

On a more serious note, the New York Times had this article yesterday about two-tiered contracts on wages and its effects on workers (and on slowing the export of manufacturing jobs). I guess my one-sentence summary may not sell it, but the article is a good summary of some major labor problems.