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Moran: Behind the Chicago Teachers Strike
Commentary, September, 11 2012
Theresa Moran
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Chicago teachers are on strike today to demand smaller classes, much-needed student services, and stability for a profession that’s battling a corporate takeover
Schulte: Showdown in Chicago
Znet Article, September, 10 2012
Elizabeth Schulte
Schulte's ZSpace page
A report from Chicago as the 26,000 proud members of the Chicago Teachers Union take to the picket line to send a message to Rahm Emanuel
Kahlenberg: Union Rights Should Be Civil Rights
Znet Article, September, 09 2012
Rick Kahlenberg
Kahlenberg's ZSpace page
After 60 years of labor law heavily tilted toward employers, it’s time to rebalance the scales by making labor organizing a civil right
Hamilton: The Marikana Massacre
Znet Article, September, 06 2012
Weizmann Hamilton
Hamilton's ZSpace page
Murder and attempted murder charges against miners detonates a volcano of rage
Bloch: The Arts of Labor Day
Znet Article, September, 03 2012
Nadine Bloch
Bloch's ZSpace page
This Labor Day weekend has me thinking about the varied contributions of labor unions to U.S. culture
Street: Economic Fact as Thought Crime: Reflections on Rubio, the RNC and Inequality
Commentary, September, 03 2012
Paul Street
Street's ZSpace page
Richly bipartisan policies increased poverty and suppressed wages at the bottom and concentrated wealth at the top
Ness: India’s Auto Giant Seeks to Crush Independent Union
Znet Article, September, 03 2012
Immanuel Ness
Ness's ZSpace page
An Indian auto plant wracked by violence reopened, but barred almost all 2,500 full-time and casual workers
Robertson: How Unions Could Do Much Better
Znet Article, September, 02 2012
Ann Robertson
Robertson's ZSpace page
Are unions doing everything possible to defend their members? As many union members are beginning to recognize, the answer is a resounding “No!”
Vorpahl: What Does "Independence" Mean for Labor?
Znet Article, August, 30 2012
Mark Vorpahl
Vorpahl's ZSpace page
The unions remain the only organizations in this country built by and for workers to be a collective fighting force to defend and improve the members’ standard of living
Naidoo: Can't You Hear The Thunder?
Znet Article, August, 29 2012
Jay Naidoo
Naidoo's ZSpace page
The bloodiest security operation since the end of apartheid has left us shocked and asking what went wrong?
Meister: Let's Count Our Blessings On Labor Day
Znet Article, August, 29 2012
Dick Meister
Meister's ZSpace page
Labor Day should cause us to reflect on the labor movement's organizing of workers to win economic and political strength
Early: Putting Out The Fire? Iraqi Labor Unions Throttled, During and After Occupation
Znet Article, August, 25 2012
Steve Early
Early's ZSpace page
Review of Fuel on the Fire: Oil and Politics in Occupied Iraq
Early: Bargain to Organize: From Boon to Embarrassment?
Znet Article, August, 23 2012
Steve Early
Early's ZSpace page
One sign, among many, of labor's current travails is the stalled union growth strategy known as Bargain to Organize
Hunt: Remploy: Factories Floored
Znet Article, August, 23 2012
Tim Hunt
Hunt's ZSpace page
There has been a wave of resistance to plans to close Remploy factories, which provide safe employment to disabled people
Markoff: Skilled Work, Without the Worker
Znet Article, August, 22 2012
John Markoff
Markoff's ZSpace page
“As human beings are also animals, to manage one million animals gives me a headache”
Singh: Understanding 18th July at Maruti Suzuki, Manesar
Znet Article, August, 19 2012
H Singh
Singh's ZSpace page
The struggle at MS Manesar does show a progression in workers' understanding about the realities of the world
Early: Working (and Organizing) at a Weapons Plant
Znet Article, August, 16 2012
Steve Early
Early's ZSpace page
Jean Alonso’s book, The Patriots, deals very well with the complexities of union politics and shop-floor life at a company that continues to be a major Pentagon supplier
Lare: Brazil Union’s Highway Occupation Cancels GM Layoffs
Znet Article, August, 16 2012
Ron Lare
Lare's ZSpace page
Two thousand members of the Brazilian Metalworkers Union took over a key highway, demanding a stop to permanent layoffs at GM
Krisberg: On The Border Of Change: A Portrait Of The Workers’ Rights Movement In El Paso
Znet Article, August, 16 2012
Kim Krisberg
Krisberg's ZSpace page
The statewide statute put in place real consequences, such as jail time and hefty fines, for employers found guilty of stealing wages from workers
Hoffman: AFL-CIO Demands ‘Second Bill of Rights’ -- Including 'Rights' to 'Full Employment,' 'Living Wage,' 'Healthy Future'
Znet Article, August, 13 2012
Gabriella Hoffman
Hoffman's ZSpace page
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says his organization is pushing for a 'Second Bill of Rights' for the U.S.
