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Labor Justice : ‘Last Vestige of Slavery and Segregation’
“Brothers of the Sun” by Luana Boutilier / Farmworker Movement …two groups of our most highly exploited workers have been denied the law’s protections — farm workers, and housekeepers, nannies, and other domestic workers. By Dick Meister / May 28, … Continue reading
May Day Special : Carl Davidson on Socialism in Today’s Society
May Day poster from Holt Labor Library. …in light of the faux ‘socialisms’ bandied about in the headlines and sound bytes of the mass media in the wake of the financial crisis, especially the absurd claim in the media of … Continue reading
California’s Harvest of Shame
Documentary featuring Fabian Núñez, past speaker of the California State Assembly. California’s Harvest of Shame from California Assembly Access on Vimeo. This is a short film showing the realities of life in the fields in 2008. It is narrated by … Continue reading
Recession: Time to Beat Up Workers Some More
A much better case could be made that American workers are getting the crap beat out them right now, but this article is a beginning. Not only is this financial meltdown not serving up a much-deserved comeuppance to big business, … Continue reading
Green Jobs 2009: Steelworkers, Hip-Hoppers and Tree-Huggers Get It On!
AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka at Green Jobs 2009.Van Jones heads Green For All, an organization rooted among inner city youth.Blue-Green insurgency gets fired up at the DC Green Jobs Conference By Carl Davidson / The Rag Blog / February 8, 2009 … Continue reading
The Conflicting Imperatives of Science and Law
Ed Abney, of Berea, Ky., has Parkinson’s disease after two decades of working with a solvent. He has had trouble proving a link. Photo: Carla Winn for The New York Times.Exposed to Solvent, Worker Faces HurdlesBy Felicity Barringer / January … Continue reading
Hilda Soliz : Republicans Stalling Nomination of Progressive for Labor Secretary
Conservative Wyoming Sen. Michael Enzi, chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, is working hard against the nomination of Rep. Hilda Soliz for Labor Secretary. Photo by David Zalubowski / AP. These guys on the right … Continue reading
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The First Domestic Workers Congress
Conference panel—photo courtesy of Jill ShenkerDomestic Workers Rising UpBy Elizabeth Martinez / January 2009 When I had a mild stroke two years ago, some assistance was needed at home to clean, prepare dinner, and help me with my exercises. I … Continue reading
Hilda Soliz : A Progressive Choice for Labor
Hilda Soliz: Obama’s pick a good one.‘The daughter of Mexican and Nicaraguan immigrant laborers, Hilda Solis brings the most solid progressive credentials of any member of the Obama cabinet — including Obama himself.’By Roberto Lovato / December 19, 2008 In … Continue reading
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Loving: Killing Organized Labor
Cartoon by Charlie Loving / The Rag Blog
Chicago Workers Forcing Management’s Hand
Making a new New Deal: Sitdown Strike in ChicagoBy John Nichols / December 7, 2008 Much has been made about the prospect that Barack Obama’s presidency might, due to economic necessity and the president-elect’s interventionist inclinations, be a reprise of … Continue reading
Joining the Peace Movement and Labor Activism
What If Labor Opposed War?By David Swanson / November 14, 2008 I think the peace movement and every justice movement in the United States should simply overwhelm Congress members during the next two months with one and only one demand: … Continue reading
