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Swanson: Labor Not Loyalty on May 1
Znet Article, May, 02 2012
David Swanson
Swanson's ZSpace page
May Day had a long history in Europe as a seasonal celebration of rebirth and hope
Cooke: West Coast Unions Cave In to Democrats
Znet Article, April, 29 2012
Shamus Cooke
Cooke's ZSpace page
The big public sector unions of California and Oregon had their courage examined recently — both were found lacking
Meister: Fair Trade? Not With Colombia
Znet Article, April, 21 2012
Dick Meister
Meister's ZSpace page
Two-dozen Colombian labor leaders and organizers were killed during the past year
Early: Back to the Future: Union Survival Strategies in Open Shop America
Znet Article, April, 17 2012
Steve Early
Early's ZSpace page
In Wisconsin and elsewhere, labor's recent defensive battles demonstrate that a new model of union functioning is not only possible but necessary for survival
Flanders: Worker Ownership For the 21st Century?
Znet Article, March, 29 2012
Laura Flanders
Flanders's ZSpace page
What if, instead of pumping public money into the same-old private enterprise, public money powered up a new worker-owned operation, run by new rules for different outcomes?
Early: The IBT on Reality TV
Znet Article, March, 25 2012
Steve Early
Early's ZSpace page
A new television series will “focus on the lives and struggles of members of Teamsters Local 25”
Bloice: On Both Sides of the Pond: Bad News for Young Black Workers
Znet Article, March, 23 2012
Carl Bloice
Bloice's ZSpace page
The jobless rate for young black male jobseekers in Britain rose from 28.8 percent in 2008 to 55.9 percent at the end of last year
Cooke: Why Labor's Rank and File Won't Campaign for Obama
Znet Article, March, 18 2012
Shamus Cooke
Cooke's ZSpace page
Instead of trying to repair a sinking ship, labor should instead abandon the Democratic Party and run its own candidates as independents
Brecher: Dirty vs. Green Jobs: Labor's Keystone Dilemma
Znet Article, March, 14 2012
Jeremy Brecher
Brecher's ZSpace page
It's time for labor and environmentalists to sit down and hammer out plan for putting union members to work rebuilding our country and protecting the planet
Zirin: UK Labor Leader Threatens Strikes During the London Olympics
Znet Article, March, 05 2012
Dave Zirin
Zirin's ZSpace page
If you listen closely, you can hear IOC officials wishing every Olympics could be held in China so dissenters can be rounded up and dealt with in efficient fashion
Meister: Apple's Unethical Innovation
Znet Article, March, 03 2012
Dick Meister
Meister's ZSpace page
Apple's choice has been to move its manufacturing to overseas facilities where it can indeed get work done "faster and cheaper"
Bacon: Labor Law Reform – A Key Battle for Mexican Unions Today
Znet Article, February, 29 2012
David Bacon
Bacon's ZSpace page
Progressive unions in Mexico today are fighting for their survival
Meister: The IWW Legacy
Znet Article, February, 25 2012
Dick Meister
Meister's ZSpace page
The Occupy Wall Street Movement and the other anti-capitalist forces of today could find no greater inspiration than the Industrial Workers of the World
Meister: The Farm Workers' Filipino American Champion
Znet Article, February, 19 2012
Dick Meister
Meister's ZSpace page
Larry Itliong got involved in the farm workers' struggle very early in life, not long after he arrived as a 15-year-old immigrant from the Philippine Islands
Bacon: From Perote to Tar Heel
Znet Article, February, 16 2012
David Bacon
Bacon's ZSpace page
How Smithfield Foods Fought the People of Veracruz, in Mexico and North Carolina
Moberg: Wal-Mart Warehouse Workers Move Ahead in Fight for Justice
Znet Article, February, 07 2012
David Moberg
Moberg's ZSpace page
The problem is the industry itself
Meister: Sit Down, Punk!
Znet Article, February, 03 2012
Dick Meister
Meister's ZSpace page
In 1969, at the AFL-CIO's national convention in Atlantic City, Carter, a 28-year-old delegate, dared stand up to oppose a resolution unconditionally supporting the Vietnam War
Early: Three Kaiser Unions Walk Out Again in California, while SEIU Stays Put
Znet Article, February, 02 2012
Steve Early
Early's ZSpace page
The continuing struggle over which path to take at Kaiser—resistance to concessions or the non-adversarial approach embraced by SEIU—will intensify in the months to come
Meister: So, What About The State Of The Unions, Mr. President?
Znet Article, January, 28 2012
Dick Meister
Meister's ZSpace page
The president's failure to mention one of the country's most important economic and political institutions was unfortunate
Early: The Mother of All Union Trusteeships--Three Years Later
Znet Article, January, 27 2012
Steve Early
Early's ZSpace page
Three years ago this Friday (Jan. 27), Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern declared war on one-quarter of his California membership
