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Bacon: The Revolt In The Asbestos
Zmag Article, November, 01 1997
David Bacon
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Sergio Ruiz Nuñez is a lonely man. Remembering his wife and daughter left behind in Mexico City a year ago, he cannot speak. To hide the water welling up in the corners of his eyes, he turns away. "You know," he finally says, &q...
Bacon: West Coast Janitors Get Ready to Fight
Zmag Article, April, 01 1997
David Bacon
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On March 17, after seven years of rebuilding their union, Service Employees Local 399, Los Angeles janitors are leaving it. Together with janitors from Silicon ...
Bacon: Korean Workers Shut Down the Chaebols
Zmag Article, March, 01 1997
David Bacon
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David Bacon Since January 14, pitched battles have raged in the streets of Seoul. Outside the Myongdong Cathedral, union leaders have been directing the general strike paralyzing South Korea, and phalanxes of poli...
Cook: The Downsizing of Labor Rights
Zmag Article, March, 01 1997
Christopher d. Cook
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Workers were a hot item in 1996. Born-again populists of both parties jostled for votes from the anxious and the downsized. Labor was Big again, elevating ...
