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Simpson: Goose Island: The Beginning of the Next American Revolution?

Blog Post, December, 14 2008 Bob Simpson
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Workers at the Republic Windows and Doors factory in Chicago just concluded a sit-in to obtain severance pay and benefits after their factory closed. Will their sit-in plant the seeds for a "green collar" sustainable economy here in the USA?

Simpson: Bust a Union...Crash a Global Economy

Blog Post, December, 01 2008 Bob Simpson
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Some thoughts on how union busting both here and abroad helped bring the global economy to the brink of collapse.

Abu-jamal: A Time for Union Power!

Blog Post, October, 07 2008 Mumia Abu-jamal
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It's been over a year since two members of the International Longshore & Warehouse Union (ILWU), Local 10, were harassed, beaten and busted while trying to call their union rep on a cell phone.

Zollmann: Take Action: Support the Argentine workers of the ceramics plant FASINPAT/Zanon and their campaign for expropriation of their factory (for further actions see below).

Blog Post, October, 03 2008 Florian Zollmann
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I Hope we can start a campaign to support the brave and inspiring workers of FASINPAT! This is my first ZBlog which I wrote during participation at the ZSchool course Workers Self-Management in Latin America supervised by Marie Trigona.

Simpson: The Cranes are Falling

Blog Post, August, 10 2008 Bob Simpson
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People are getting killed by construction cranes in alarming numbers. Why?

Sitrin: Farmers Strike in Argentina: Was it a Victory and Where Is the Left?

Blog Post, August, 01 2008 Marina Sitrin
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The four-month long farmers’ strike that at times paralyzed parts of the Argentine economy is over. The big question now is, who won, the right or the left. In most struggles this is not even a question, much less a complicated one. In Argentina, ...

Simpson: Wusses in the Workplace: Yeah, I'm Talkin' to You!

Blog Post, June, 19 2008 Bob Simpson
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Just how bad is workplace bullying anyway?

Simpson: Free to Choose Terrorism

Blog Post, June, 08 2008 Bob Simpson
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What is the relationship between free trade, free markets and terrorism?

Cronan jr: Support Fired/Locked Out IWW Union Workers

Blog Post, June, 03 2008 John Cronan jr
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Union workers were recently fired/locked out in an attempt to break the union. Support needed.

Burnett: In Defense of SEIU

Blog Post, April, 29 2008 A. Burnett
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Some background to SEIU's controversial storming of the Labour Notes Convention.

Simpson: Why Are We Still Talking About Pay Equity In 2008?

Blog Post, April, 26 2008 Bob Simpson
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Pay Equity

Simpson: Railroading the Freightliner 5

Blog Post, March, 28 2008 Bob Simpson
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It's tough to lead a union local these days. Your members expect miracles and your boss would rather see your hindquarters disappear over the horizon, never to return.