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Znet Article Brecher: Dirty vs. Green Jobs: Labor's Keystone Dilemma

Znet Article, March, 14 2012 Jeremy Brecher
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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

Commentary Zirin: Beneath the Brackets: March Madness and the “Civil Rights Movement for Our Times”

Commentary, March, 13 2012 Dave Zirin
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In our perennial rite of spring, we are being bombarded with bracketology, Final Four predictions and the general hoops hysteria otherwise known as "March Madness

Znet Article Brenner: Workerless Docks? Automation Threatens Union Power

Znet Article, March, 12 2012 Mark Brenner
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Automation was at the heart of the year-long conflict between the West Coast Longshore Union (ILWU) and grain terminal operator EGT

Znet Article Katz: Profile of Lucy Gonzales Parsons (1853–1942)

Znet Article, March, 09 2012 William Loren Katz
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Lucy was an unrelenting agitator, leading picket lines and speaking to workers’ audiences

Znet Article Zirin: UK Labor Leader Threatens Strikes During the London Olympics

Znet Article, March, 05 2012 Dave Zirin
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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

Znet Article Meister: Apple's Unethical Innovation

Znet Article, March, 03 2012 Dick Meister
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Apple's choice has been to move its manufacturing to overseas facilities where it can indeed get work done "faster and cheaper"

Znet Article Aljazeera: Millions of Indian Workers Strike For Rights

Znet Article, March, 01 2012 Aljazeera
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One-day walkout hits transport, banks and post offices, as unions seek better rights and protest over rising prices

Znet Article Bacon: Labor Law Reform – A Key Battle for Mexican Unions Today

Znet Article, February, 29 2012 David Bacon
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Progressive unions in Mexico today are fighting for their survival

Znet Article Boothroyd: Dismissal of Worker-President in Alcasa, Venezuela, Provokes Outrage

Znet Article, February, 29 2012 Rachael Boothroyd
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A government decision to dismiss Elias Sayago from his post as worker-president at the state aluminium company, CVG Alcasa, has been met with widespread rejection from workers and social movements alike

Znet Article Slaughter: UE Occupies Chicago Window Plant Again, and Wins Reprieve

Znet Article, February, 26 2012 Jane Slaughter
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UE Local 1110 members took over the Serious Materials plant after being told by local management that the factory would close immediately

Video OccupyWallSt: Chicago Workers Stop Layoffs After Occupying Their Factory

Video, February, 25 2012 OccupyWallSt
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Workers facing layoffs at a Chicago window factory have declared victory after occupying their plant for 11 hours

Znet Article Meister: The IWW Legacy

Znet Article, February, 25 2012 Dick Meister
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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

Video Makana: We Are The Many

Video, February, 24 2012 Makana
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Song about we are the many, you are the few

Znet Article Organization: Greek Hospital Now Under Workers’ Control

Znet Article, February, 22 2012 Working Class Self Organization
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Health workers in Kilkis, Greece, have occupied their local hospital and have issued a statement saying it is now fully under workers control

Znet Article Meister: The Farm Workers' Filipino American Champion

Znet Article, February, 19 2012 Dick Meister
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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

Znet Article Brown: Can Labor Organize the Unemployed?

Znet Article, February, 16 2012 Jenny Brown
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Unions are still grappling with how to organize the unemployed, including their own ex-members, into a political force

Znet Article Bacon: From Perote to Tar Heel

Znet Article, February, 16 2012 David Bacon
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How Smithfield Foods Fought the People of Veracruz, in Mexico and North Carolina

Znet Article EGT: Longshore Workers Name Occupy Movement As Crucial In Settlement With EGT

Znet Article, February, 16 2012 Occupy the EGT
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Longshore workers name Occupy Movement as crucial in settlement with EGT Coordinated action by West Coast Occupys proves effective as ILWU Local 21 ratifies contract

Znet Article Moran: New Rules for Wisconsin Unions: No Rules

Znet Article, February, 16 2012 Theresa Moran
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State unions are being forced to shift from a decades-old servicing model to an organizing model in a fight for their survival

Znet Article Schwarz: The “Troika” and the Complete Ruination of Greek Workers

Znet Article, February, 13 2012 Peter Schwarz
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The austerity measures already introduced in Greece have led to an unparalleled social decline

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