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Znet Article Meister: Michigan Is Just The Beginning

Znet Article, December, 20 2012 Dick Meister
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Be alert, American workers: The passage of right-to-work legislation in Michigan means serious trouble for unions and their supporters everywhere

Znet Article Baker: Michigan Republicans Deny Police Officers and Firefighters the Right to Work

Znet Article, December, 19 2012 Dean Baker
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Republicans were trying to buy off police unions and firefighters’ unions with special favors, not singling them out for punishment

Znet Article Moberg: CWA’s Cohen: Can Labor and Allies Create an ‘American Spring?’

Znet Article, December, 18 2012 David Moberg
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Interview about lessons from the past quarter century and what labor and allies must do now

Znet Article Meister: Home Care Workers Need Presidential Help

Znet Article, December, 17 2012 Dick Meister
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Extending the federal minimum wage and overtime protections to the workers would be a first important step to improving quality within the home care industry

Znet Article Bacon: Who's Responsible for the Fire that Killed 112 Garment Workers?

Znet Article, December, 02 2012 David Bacon
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The day after Black Friday demonstrations, a fire killed 112 workers making clothes for Walmart at the Tazreen Fashions factory in Bangladesh

Znet Article Early: Bidding Adieu to SEIU: Lessons for Its Next Generation of Organizers?

Znet Article, November, 27 2012 Steve Early
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A review of Raising Expectations (And Raising Hell): My Decade Fighting For the Labor Movement, by Jane McAlevey with Bob Ostertag

Znet Article Meister: Labor's Big Day

Znet Article, November, 17 2012 Dick Meister
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Unions played a major role in helping groups fighting voter suppression in Ohio and elsewhere

Znet Article Early: Getting Into Bed With Big Soda: How Labor Helped Win A Vote For More Obesity

Znet Article, November, 10 2012 Steve Early
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Unions will continue to face pressure from major employers—including Pepsi Cola and leading California health care chains—to make medical plan changes that penalize their own members

Znet Article Fletcher: The Significance Of Jerry Tucker

Znet Article, November, 03 2012 Bill Fletcher
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At the end of the day, Jerry Tucker was one hell of a great friend and colleague. We count ourselves lucky that we had the honor of knowing him

Znet Article Early: A Voice From The Shop Floor

Znet Article, November, 03 2012 Steve Early
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Review of Greg Shotwell's Autoworkers Under The Gun: A Shop-Floor View of the End of the American Dream

Znet Article Bacon: North Carolina's Tobacco Workers Stand to Benefit From State's Strong Farmworker Union

Znet Article, November, 01 2012 David Bacon
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The occupational hazards of North Carolina's tobacco workers can be meliorated by unionization and the freedom for laborers to shop their skills around

Znet Article Meister: Labor's Major Election Challenge

Znet Article, October, 30 2012 Dick Meister
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Passage of the major anti-union measures on California's ballot would most certainly trigger moves to enact similar measures nationwide

Znet Article Moberg: En Masse and Without Precedent, Walmart Workers Rise Up

Znet Article, October, 15 2012 David Moberg
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The Walmart actions have been catalyzed by poor working conditions and alleged company retaliation against those who air grievances

Znet Article Eidelson: Strikes at Walmart Stores, Warehouses Spread to 12 States: Is the Retail Giant in Trouble?

Znet Article, October, 14 2012 Josh Eidelson
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Interview on Wal-Mart workers standing up and fighting back

Znet Article Wainwright: Unleashing The Creativity Of Labour

Znet Article, October, 04 2012 Hilary Wainwright
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We need to create not simply full employment, but the conditions by which people can creatively collaborate to meet the needs of a changing society and a precarious planet

Znet Article Gindin: Culture Of Concessions Has Gutted Organized Labour

Znet Article, September, 30 2012 Sam Gindin
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Unions will have to demonstrate in practice that they are leaders in the fight for needed social services, that they have ideas for job creation

Znet Article Bloch: The Arts of Labor Day

Znet Article, September, 03 2012 Nadine Bloch
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This Labor Day weekend has me thinking about the varied contributions of labor unions to U.S. culture

Znet Article Meister: Let's Count Our Blessings On Labor Day

Znet Article, August, 29 2012 Dick Meister
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Labor Day should cause us to reflect on the labor movement's organizing of workers to win economic and political strength

Znet Article Early: Putting Out The Fire? Iraqi Labor Unions Throttled, During and After Occupation

Znet Article, August, 25 2012 Steve Early
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Review of Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq

Znet Article Early: Bargain to Organize: From Boon to Embarrassment?

Znet Article, August, 23 2012 Steve Early
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One sign, among many, of labor's current travails is the stalled union growth strategy known as Bargain to Organize

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