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Spain, a member of the [[Kyoto]] accords, refused to permit a striken oil tanker, SS ''Prestige'' into a safe harbor; the reason given was to prevent pollution in Spanish waters. On November 19, 2002, the ''Prestige'' sank in the open ocean, spilling more then 77,000 tons of fuel oil which washed ashore on much of the Atlantic coastal areas of Spain, Portugal, and France. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0311/S00074.htm]
Spain, a member of the [[Kyoto]] accords, refused to permit a striken oil tanker, SS ''Prestige'' into a safe harbor; the reason given was to prevent pollution in Spanish waters. On November 19, 2002, the ''Prestige'' sank in the open ocean, spilling more then 77,000 tons of fuel oil which washed ashore on much of the Atlantic coastal areas of Spain, Portugal, and France. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/SC0311/S00074.htm]
==Labor==
For decades [[Labor Unions]] allegedly presented themselves as defenders of the oppressed and against the "capital exploitation of labor." Labor Unions were supposed to have won for workers certain rights, guarantees, benefits, and fair wages. Union were said to have forced businesses to be accountable for "fair labor practices" and through the higher payscales paid more taxes on income collected from thier paychecks by employers which won the support of government. Trade Unionism had been an important part of the liberal coalition within the [[Democratic party]]. In the late 1990's, Unions began protesting the loss of jobs through [[outsourcing]].
By the 21st century, Unions began outsourcing picket lines to non-union, scab labor. The ununionized workers were recrutied from the most vulnerable of society willing to take on the most undignified type of work. The Unions offered no benefits, no healthcare, no job security, low pay, an intollerable working conditions. The Unions likewise paid in cash and did not collect taxes due to either federal, state, or local governments. Further, the Unions exploitation of workers on outsourced picket lines contributed absolutley nothing to the workers [[Social Security]] retirement fund. The did not pay required [[Workers Compensation]] premiums for a hazardous job known to be risking life and limb. All this, so the greesy employer, in this case the Union membership, could enjoy hjigher living standards for themselves. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/23/AR2007072302011_pf.html Outsourcing the Picket Line], By Keith L. Alexander, ''Washington Post'', July 24, 2007.</ref>
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