Tag Archives: Workers

David Bacon : Bay Area Workers Still Fighting for Justice

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Workers from the Woodfin Suites Hotel protest the firing of immigrants in Emeryville, California. Photo by David Bacon.150 years after general strike: Bay Area workers still fighting for justice By David Bacon / The Rag Blog / April 26, 2011 … finish reading David Bacon : Bay Area Workers Still Fighting for Justice

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Dick J. Reavis: ‘Catching Out’ in the Secret World of Day Laborers

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Image from Portland Indymedia.Researching my new book on the job:Catching Out: The Secret World of Day LaborersBy Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / February 15, 2010 Author/activist/educator and Rag Blog contributor Dick Reavis will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest … finish reading Dick J. Reavis: ‘Catching Out’ in the Secret World of Day Laborers

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Ron Ridenour Reports on May Day in Cuba

Posted on May 3, 2009 by RagBlog

On May Day Havana is a melting pot of labor solidarity. Photo: Bill Hackwell.May Day 2009 in CubaBy Ron Ridenour / The Rag Blog / May 2, 2009 Seventeen days after the first May Day of the revolution, May 17, … finish reading Ron Ridenour Reports on May Day in Cuba

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Saturday Snapshot: The Worker

Posted on May 2, 2009 by RagBlog

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ART / ‘Man at Work’ Exhibition Has Lessons for Today

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

At the Grohmann Museum in Milwaukee: Frederick Arthur Bridgman, The Seaweed Gatherers, 1912 / MSOE.Workers Built the Modern World [The Eckhart G. Grohmann Collection ‘Man at Work,’ continuing installation of 700 paintings and sculptures spanning 400 years of history. Also, … finish reading ART / ‘Man at Work’ Exhibition Has Lessons for Today

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Chicago Sit-In : Courageous Union Making Impressive Statement

Posted on December 10, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

United Electrical Union Workers Local President Armando Robles, left, and U.E. Western Regional President Carl Rosen address the media about negotiations with Bank of America and Republic Windows and Doors on the fourth day of a sit-in at the companies … finish reading Chicago Sit-In : Courageous Union Making Impressive Statement

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