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headlines for November 2009

Ponzi Capitalism and the Deepening Moral Crisis

The Roller Coaster: The Communist Party in the 1940s

Rebuilding the Labor Movement in the 21st Century, an Interview with Scott Marshall

Police Escalate Attacks on First Amendment Rights

Public Option: Worth the Fight

Our Socialist Inheritance and Future

Past, Present and Future: The Politics of Reform in the Era of Obama

Needed: Constitutional Amendment for the Right to a Earn a Living Wage

Why Should Grassroots Liberals Consider Marxism?

Is That Specter Really Collapsing?

Carlo Tresca: The Dilemma of an Anti-Communist Radical

The Brief, Revolutionary Life of Joe Hill

Movie Review: Giải phσng Sΰi Gςn

Review: Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth

Poetry, November 2009
 

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'Wrong, Wrong, Wrong' : Out Front With John Sweeny Oct. 24 – 30
Jobs: Now You See Them, Now You Don’t Feb. 27 – Mar. 5
Labor in the Era of Capitalist Globalization June 13 – 19
Where is the leverage for U.S. workers in the fight with Delphi and GM?: A communist viewpoint: Jun. 5 – Jun. 11
"Waiting for Lefty" is a labor-movement history lesson Jan. 24-29
"We are Workers, not Criminals" May 1 – May 11
$2.10 for Minimum Wage Workers, Billions for the Ultra-Rich Jul. 31 – Aug. 6
1,500 Workers Take Fight for Union Rights to NLRB’s Front Door Jul. 10 – Jul. 16
10 Years to Join a Union? Not Uncommon With U.S. Labor Laws Feb. 27 – Mar. 5
15 Senate Dems Not Cosponsors on Minimum Wage Increase Jan. 15 – Jan. 21
180,000 Korean workers on strike nationwide Feb. 27 – Mar. 5
2,000 Rally in SF Kickoff for National Hotel Workers Campaign Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
401(k)s Won’t Stop the Impoverishment of Retirees Jan. 16 - Jan. 22
60 Years of Taft Hartley, Facts and Fictions Jun. 11 – Jun. 17
60,000 Demand Wal-Mart Electioneering Investigation Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
90 Years of Working Class Struggle in Photos September 1-30, 2009
A Brief Look at Grenadian Labor Today June
A Factory Like a City September 1-30, 2009
A Good Inning for Workers in the Great Game of Class Struggle Jan. 2 – Jan. 8
A Living Wage Revolution Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
A New Direction Jan. 7 – Jan. 13
A Worker's Vignette – Suspended for Being Sick headlines for July 2009
Activists Protest Chamber of Commerce Opposition to Employee Free Choice June 1 – 30, 2009
Activists Spotlight Wal-Mart's Role as Corporate Bad Actor Apr. 4 – 9
AFGE CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT Jan. 16 - Jan. 22
AFL-CIO "America Needs a Raise" Campaign Builds Pressure Around Country Jul. 3 – Jul. 9
AFL-CIO and Differences in Labor May 31 – June 4
AFL-CIO Blog: Lots To Say Apr. 10 - Apr. 16
AFL-CIO Condemns the Murder of Top Iraqi Trade Unionist Jan. 3-8
AFL-CIO Convention Calls for Troop Withdrawal July 25 – 31
AFL-CIO Convention Calls for Troop Withdrawal from Iraq August 1 – 7
AFL-CIO Leader Offers Comprehensive Economic Reforms Jan. 23 – Jan. 29
AFL-CIO Now: The Bush Administration’s Toxic Cover-Up May 15 – May 21
AFL-CIO Rolls Out Solidarity Charter Program to Reunite Local Labor Movements Nov. 21 – 27
AFL-CIO's long-range political strategy Dec. 25 – Dec. 31
AFL-CIO: Big Debt, No Fun May 8 – May 14
AFL-CIO: Unemployment Help? Not Much for Gulf Coast Survivors Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
AFL-CIO: Union Hurricane Relief News Briefs Sept. 12 – 18
AFL-CIO: Wal-Mart Workers Speak Out Nov. 7 - 13
AFL-CIO: Why We Fight for Immigrant Rights May 8 – May 14
AFL-CIO:News for Working Families Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
AFL-CIO:Work in Progress July 4 – 10
AFM Says Troops Should Come Home Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
Africa Drained by the Rising Cost of Living Apr. 14 – Apr. 20
After Election Push, Employee Free Choice Act at the Top of the Agenda for the AFL-CIO Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
After Massive Fundraiser, Sen. Lincoln Turns Back on Working Families April 1 – 30, 2009
America Needs a New Direction: Good jobs. Stronger Communities. A Just economy. Sept. 19 – 25
Americans Should Take a Lesson from "Sissy" French Youth Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
An Attack on all Workers Apr. 7 – Apr. 13
An Open Letter About Continued [AFL-CIO] Solidarity at the State and Local Level August 22 - 28
Anti-poverty demonstrators in New Zealand declare CBD building “GRIME SCENE” Oct. 16 – Oct. 22
Are You Paying the Wal-Mart Tax? Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
Attacks on Iraqi Trade Unionists are Condemned Mar. 7-12
Australia's Elections: Historic Victory for the Labor Movement Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
Australia: After November 30, prepare for the next round Dec. 4 – Dec. 10
Australia: Howard Government Considers Outlawing Strikes June 20 – 26
Australia: It’s now a crime to defend your rights at work Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
Australia: Labor Demands Assistance for Asbestos Victims May 1 – 31, 2009
Australia: New laws will lead to unprecedented exploitation of workers May 31 – June 4
Australia: The Resistance to Howard's Anti-union Laws Begins June 27 – July 3
Australia: Unions launch offensive against outsourcing Jun. 1 – Jun. 8
Australia: Wave of protests to defend trade union rights July 4 – 10
Australian Government's New Anti-Union Laws Nov. 7 - 13
Australians Fight for New Federal Workplace Laws December 1– 31, 2008
Auto Bailout: Union Says, "We're Not Bankers" December 1– 31, 2008
Auto Pact: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Oct. 8 – Oct. 14
Auto Salvation and Restructuring – Only the Workers Can Make it Happen December 1– 31, 2008
Autoworkers confront globalization Mar. 26 – Apr. 1
Autoworkers of the World Unite Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Autoworkers Versus the Media, an Interview with John Wojcik Oct. 22 – Oct. 28
Baghdad Embassy Bonanza: Kuwait Company’s Secret Contract & Low-Wage Labor Feb. 27 – Mar. 5
Bangladesh: Garment Workers Unite for Struggle Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Bangladesh: One Year After Garment Workers Upsurge Jun. 18 – Jun. 24
Bangladesh: Victory of Kansat Peasants’ Struggle May 8 – May 14
Bay Area Security Guards Demand Better Wages May 21 – May 27
Big money vs. workers’ rights Apr. 23 – Apr. 30
Big Three Go After Autoworkers in Latest Contracts Oct. 22 – Oct. 28
Black Labor Tackles The Big Mission: ‘Dismantle the Corporate Agenda' May 14 – May 20
Book Review: Anticommunism and the African American Freedom Movement headlines for September 2009
BOOK Review: Hadi Never Died Sept. 11 – Sept. 17
Book Review: Hadi Never Died, by Abdullah Muhsin and Alan Johnson Oct. 2 – Oct. 8
Book Review: Radical Unionism in the Midwest headlines for September 2009
Book Review: Studs Terkel's Working: A Graphic Adaptation headlines for July 2009
Book Review: The Children of NAFTA Apr. 9 - Apr. 15
Book Review: The Lost World of Italian-American Radicalism Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
Book Review: The Politics of Immigration headlines for December 2008/January 2009
Bowie Kuhn: The Death of a Baseball Reactionary Mar. 12 – Mar. 18
Broadening the Campaign for the Employee Free Choice Act June 1 – 30, 2009
Brother Dave Moore and Organizing the Union at Ford Mar. 5 – Mar. 11
Brother Dave Moore and the Ford Hunger March Mar. 5 – Mar. 11
Building Trades Pledge to Go Forward While Seeking Unity August 15 – 21
Building Trades Unions Critique Economic Stimulus Package Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
Bush Administration Ignored Coal Mine Safety Issues Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
Bush Hurricane Recovery Plan: Say One Thing, Do the Opposite Sept. 12 – 18
Bush Mine Appointee Rejects Stronger Safety Rules Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Bush Used Anti-immigrant Program to Attack Workers February 1 – 28, 2009
Bush vs. Working People Mar. 20 - Mar. 26
Bush's "Ownership Society" Not for Minimum Wage Workers Mar. 7-12
Bush's Anti-union Record 2004 – online
Bush’s Double Standards Leave Working People Behind June 13 – 19
California Gets a Raise – Who's Next? Aug. 21 – Aug. 27
California Workers Mobilize to Beat Back Schwarzenegger’s Attacks Oct. 10 – 16
Campaign for Pro-Union Law Launched Apr. 24 – 30
Campaign to Stop Killer Coke Gains Support from International Labor Dec. 6-11
Can Labor Get Out of this Mess? Aug. 1-31, 2009
Canada: Labor welcomes Supreme Court ruling Jun. 18 – Jun. 24
Canada: Postal Workers Deliver Ultimatum over Transparency Mar. 20 - Mar. 26
Canada: Vancouver Labor Union Demands Action on Homelessness Apr. 28 – Apr. 30
Capital Versus Labor: The Pullman Strike Showdown Sept. 24 – Sept. 30
CEO Compensation Index by Company: Compare with workers earnings May 9 – 15
Change Federal Rules On Unionization Feb. 12 – Feb. 18
Change to Win Unions Plan to Spend $750 Million on Organizing Oct. 3 – 9
Chicago Workers to Rest of Country: "Don't Let It Die!" December 1– 31, 2008
Child labour in decline, says ILO May 8 – May 14
China's Proposed Labor Reforms Spark Controversy and Hope in US Nov. 20 – Nov. 26
China: Sanitation workers on strike over low wages in Gansu Oct. 16 – Oct. 22
Chinese Trade Unions Fight for Workers Pay Jan. 10-15
Cintas Retaliates Against Union with Lawsuit June 6 – 12
Class Struggle in St. Louis, an Interview with Rosemary Feurer headlines for September 2009
Climate of Fear at Nissan in Mississippi May 2 – 8
Coca-Cola: Classic Union Buster July
Colombia: ICFTU Protests Horrific Torture and Murder of Union Leader Sept. 19 – 25
Colombian Trade Unions: A Target for Intimidation and Assassination Aug. 1-31, 2009
Commentary: Corporate United Front Against EFCA Cracking March 1 – 31, 2009
Community Angered Over Push to Continue Mining Operations at Crandall Canyon Aug. 20 – Aug. 26
Condition and Struggle of the Iraqi Labor Movement Oct. 11-16
Confirm Hilda Solis Now! Take Action
CONGRESS MUST FACE REALITY - IMMIGRANTS WANT EQUALITY Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Congress: The Grinch that Stole the Holidays? Dec. 19 - 25
Constituyente Sindical, reto de trabajadores venezolanos Feb. 19 – Feb. 25
Corporate Greed: Stockholders, Investors Revolting over CEO Pay, Anti-Worker Moves May 29 – Jun. 4
Crandall Canyon Mine Collapse not an "Act of God" Aug. 13 – Aug. 19
Criminals Because We Worked June 1 – 30, 2009
Crisis in Auto: A Not So Modest Proposal for Labor Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
CSI: Hockey - How Owners Destroyed the NHL Feb. 21-26
DC Passes Historic Paid Sick Leave Legislation Mar. 10 – Mar. 16
Delphi bankruptcy raises big questions Oct. 24 – 30
DJIBOUTI: Arrests of independent trade union leaders continue Mar. 13 – Mar. 19
Driven to the Brink: A Discussion of the Crisis in Auto with Lew Moye June
Dying to Make a Living September/October 2003
Economic Analysis: Revisiting India’s Outsourcing Boom July 25 – 31
Eleven LGBT Organizations Call on the Senate to Raise the Minimum Wage Jan. 15 – Jan. 21
Employee Free Choice Act Needs to Pass Feb. 5 – Feb. 11
Employee Free Choice Act NOW Dec. 11 – Dec. 17
Employee Free Choice Act Preserves Secret Ballot, Supporters Say March 1 – 31, 2009
Employee Free Choice Act Promotes Democracy March 1 – 31, 2009
Employee Free Choice Act to go to House Floor Feb. 19 – Feb. 25
Employers Illegally Target Immigrant Workers for Organizing Unions Dec. 18 – Dec. 24
Employment Programs for the Disabled Strengthened in Cuba Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
End of the Road for the Employee Free Choice Act, Or Just the Opening Salvo? Jun. 25 – Jul. 1
Equal Pay Now Apr. 18 – 23
Equality, or Not Mar. 6 – Mar. 12
Fatal Utah Mine Disaster Brings Out Union/Non-Union Contrast Oct. 8 – Oct. 14
Federal Minimum Wage Bill Faces More Trouble Jan. 22 – Jan. 28
Federal Minimum Wage Increase Tied to Iraq Funding Jun. 11 – Jun. 17
Federation seeks ILO probe of NLRB’s supervisors ruling Oct. 30 – Nov. 5
FedEx Workers Resist Threats, Pledge to Join Teamsters December 1– 31, 2008
First Ever Strike by Security Officers Oct. 1 – Oct. 7
Foundry Workers Protest Plant Closure Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
France Riddled with Strikes Nov. 19 – Nov. 25
France's Social Struggles Dec. 3 – Dec. 9
France: Delphi Demands Longer Hours for Lower Wages Apr. 30 – to May 6
French Government Seeks Fight Over 35-Hour Work Week Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
French Postal Workers Issue Strike Call for September 23 September 1- 30, 2008
French unions and students fight attack on labor protections Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Gatineau Wal-Mart Goes Union at Last September 1- 30, 2008
Georgia Legislature Launches Working Families Caucus Mar. 26 – Apr. 1
Georgia: Agnes Scott College Workers Protest for Living Wages Oct. 29 – Nov. 4
Getting it Right Oct. 9 – Oct. 15
Getting Wal-Mart Organized Makes Sense to the ACFTU Nov. 6 – Nov. 12
GM Autoworkers Strike Against Sending Jobs Overseas Sept. 24 – Sept. 30
God "Dictated" Miner's Likely Deaths, Insists Millionaire Mine Owner Aug. 20 – Aug. 26
Golden Globes Award Show Producer in Talks with Striking Writers Jan. 2 – Jan. 6
Good Jobs, Safe Jobs: Give Workers a Voice for Change headlines for May 2009
Governments Urged To Join World ‘Asbestos Ban’ - Trade Unions Call For Stop To Century-Long Carnage June 6 – 12
Grape Workers Rally for the Union Oct. 2 – Oct. 8
Greece: Teachers' strike talks hit dead end Oct. 16 – Oct. 22
Greetings to the Workers of Iraq and the World on May Day May 1 – 31, 2009
Guest Workers Fired After Protesting Slavelike Conditions Mar. 12 – Mar. 18
Guinea: Day one of indefinite general strike widely respected Jun. 5 – Jun. 11
Gulf Workers Confront ‘Race to Bottom’ Nov. 12 – Nov. 18
Happy Birthday Cesar Chavez! March 1 – 31, 2009
Happy May Day 2007 Apr. 30 – to May 6
Help Labor Stop Bush NLRB Assault on Workers' Rights Jun. 26 – Jul. 2
Here’s What NLRB ‘Elections’ Really Means Mar. 20 - Mar. 26
Historical Interpretation:Haymarket Square, May 4,1886, “Revised” - History, Revision, and Evidence June 13 – 19
Hollywood Actors, Producers Resume Labor Talks Labor
Home Depot Founder Wants to Shoot CEOs Who Disagree With Him? November 1 – 30, 2008
Hotel Workers Announce National Campaign Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Hotel Workers Declare Victory Sept. 11 – Sept. 17
Hotel Workers Demand Rights at San Francisco's Palace Hotel Sept. 4 – Sept. 10
Hotel Workers Fight Healthcare Cuts March 1 – 31, 2009
Hotel Workers Strike the San Francisco Hyatt Grand November 1-30, 2009
House Takes Steps on Equal Pay Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
How the November Election Will Impact Labor Oct. 4-9
Hundreds Continue Ireland Factory Occupation February 1 – 28, 2009
I-L-L-E-G-A-L SPELLS APARTHEID Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
IFTU Condemns Wave of Terror Against Iraqi Workers Jan. 3-8
ILO releases major new study on forced labour May 9 – 15
ILWU Convention Tackles Health Care, Bush, Iraq Jun. 5 – Jun. 11
Immigrant hotel workers march to protest firings Apr. 16 – Apr. 22
Immigrant rights struggle continues, in and out of Congress Mar. 12 – Mar. 18
Immigrant workers protest no-match letters Oct. 1 – Oct. 7
Immigrants' Rights March Sept. 11 – Sept. 17
Immigration Compromise Too Little Too Late July 23 – July 29
Immigration reform returns to Congress Feb. 26 – Mar. 4
Immigration: Facts and Myths Jan. 7 – Jan. 13
Impact of Global Economic Crisis on Forced Labor May 1 – 31, 2009
In Mississippi, Work is now a Felony for Undocumented Immigrants Apr. 28 – Apr. 30
Indentured Servants, Circa 2009 March 1 – 31, 2009
India: Atrocity In Gurgaon On Honda Workers July 25 – 31
India: May Day Manifesto of CITU, 2007 Apr. 30 – to May 6
India: Toyota Motor Workers Resist Attack On Union Rights Jan. 23 – Jan. 29
Inside Job: Union Organizing Today May
International Labor on the Move: Interview with Guy Ryder, ITUC General Secretary Sept. 17 – Sept. 23
International Unions Offer May Day Sentiments May 2 – 8
Iran: Left Condemns Raid on Union Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Iran: The Arrest of Union Activists is Part of the Reaction's Conspiracy against Working People Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
Iraq's Labor Upsurge Wins Support from U.S. Unions 2004 – online
Iraq: A Dangerous Place for Trade Unionists Feb. 21-26
Iraq: Unemployment and violence increase poverty Oct. 23 – Oct. 29
Iraqi Labor leader Talib Khadim Kidnapped Jan. 31 - Feb. 5
Iraqi Labor Unions, Class Struggle and the Role of Women Dec. 26 –Dec. 31
Iraqi railway workers strike over attack Jan. 17-22
Iraqi Teachers Union Under Attack March 1 – 31, 2009
Iraqi Trade Unionist: "We want to build our nation" Apr. 11 – 16
Iraqi Trade Unions Fight for Unity and Organization Dec. 6-11
Iraqi Trade Unions Unite to Oppose Undemocratic Oil Law Dec. 25 – Dec. 31
Iraqi Union Leader Opposes Occupation and Privatization Apr. 11 – 16
Iraqi Union Leader: "We are the resistance" Apr. 24 – 30
Iraqi Unionists Rebuilding Devastated Union Movement June 13 – 19
Iraqi Workers Form Unions Despite Violence, Obstacles Dec. 11 – Dec. 17
Ireland: American Transnationals Continue to Undermine Trade Union Growth Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
Iron Workers win at J.D. Steel Dec. 27-Jan. 1
Israel: Court Overturns Dismissal of Young Communist Labor Organizer Jul. 30 – Aug. 5
Israeli Restaurant Workers Strike for Union Rights at Coffee Bean Jan. 28 – Jan. 31
It's About the Economy: The Employee Free Choice Act, Unions and Working Families March 1 – 31, 2009
It’s Time to Restore Human Rights for America’s Workers: Out Front With John Sweeny Nov. 28 – Dec. 4
Japan: Communist Lawmaker Questions Canon, Inc.'s Unfair Labor Practices Mar. 10 – Mar. 16
Japan: Despite $17 Billion in Profits, Toyota Fires Thousands November 1 – 30, 2008
Japan: Labor Demands Canon Respect Workers Rights Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
Japan: Labor Leads Anti-poverty Crusade Apr. 7 – Apr. 13
Japan: Workers Launch National Campaign to Boost Pay and Benefits Mar. 17 – Mar. 23
Japan: Workers Sue American Airlines Over Outsourcing Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Jobs with Justice Builds Broad Support for the Employee Free Choice Act October 1 – 31, 2008
Jobs with Justice Takes Action to Defend Workers' Rights from KY River Decision Aug. 28 – Sept. 3
John McCain Won't Be Looking for the Union Label May 1 – May 11
John McCain: Bad News for American Workers March 3 - 9, 2008
Judge Roberts and Workers: Against Women’s Rights, Pay Equity, for Bush Labor Stands August 22 - 28
Judge Stops Bush Effort to Eliminate Federal Workers’ Rights Oct. 10 – 16
July 2006 July
Keynote Remarks by AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney, AFL-CIO Constitutional Conventionven August 1 – 7
Korean blues July 18 – 24
L.A. Study: Living Wage Doesn’t Cost Jobs June 6 – 12
La lucha de los trabajadores migrantes mejicanos en EEUU July
Labor Advocates Set the Record Straight on EFCA February 1 – 28, 2009
Labor Calls for Unity to Win Universal Health Care Mar. 24 – Mar. 31
Labor Campaign for Single-Payer Healthcare Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Labor Day Marks the Beginning of the Campaign for Change September 1- 30, 2008
Labor in the News Dec. 20-25
Labor law reform is essential to reviving America's beleaguered middle-class Apr. 23 – Apr. 30
Labor Movement: Union Advantage For Benefits Grows Wider Oct. 10 – 16
Labor Needs a Press Jun. 4 – Jun. 10
Labor Presses Forward on Employee Free Choice Act September 1- 30, 2008
Labor Reaches Out December 2003
Labor Report Hits Union Busting by Immigration Agency October 1 – 31, 2009
Labor Says No to Housing Cuts May 1 – May 11
Labor Slams Weak, Deadly Enforcement at OSHA April 1 – 30, 2009
Labor summit launches drive to fulfill voter mandate Dec. 4 – Dec. 10
Labor Takes on Wal-Mart on Election Law Violations Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Labor to Push Organizing Dec. 27-Jan. 1
Labor Unions Condemn Murder of Teamster Feb. 7 - 12
Labor united against the Bush agenda Dec. 6-11
Labor, immigrant rights groups: No two-tier society May 28 – June 3
Labor-led Coalition Pressures Wal-Mart for Change September 1-30, 2009
Labor: Union Advantage Reaches New Highs June 20 – 26
Labor’s Historic Opportunity Dec. 6-11
Labor’s May Day Call from Both Sides of the Border May 8 – May 14
Labor’s New Footing: Trade Unions Map the Road Ahead May
Labor’s Smaller Share Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
Latin American Workers Uniting, Talking with Maria Pimentel December 1– 31, 2008
Latin American Workers Uniting, Talking with Maria Pimentel headlines for February/March 2009
Legislation to Help Postal Service Hits a Right-wing Rock Aug. 1-31, 2009
Leo Gerard: America's Choice December 1– 31, 2008
Letter Carriers Prepare to "Stamp Out Hunger" May 9th May 1 – 31, 2009
Limoneros in Santa Paula, an Indigenous Fiesta in Santa Maria Jul. 3 – Jul. 9
Low-Wage Michigan Workers Get a Big Boost Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
MARXISM 101-- THE CASE OF WAL-MART May 9 – 15
May 1: Commemorating The Historic Struggle Of Working People May 1 – May 7
May Day 2008: End the War, End Attacks on Immigrants Apr. 28 – Apr. 30
May Day Activities and Greetings May 2 – 8
May Day Celebrations Marked Throughout Cuba May 1 – 31, 2009
May Day Marches in Bay Area May 1 – 31, 2009
Meat and Poultry Workers Risk Their Lives on the Job Jan. 24-29
Meat Packer's Union on the Chopping Block Apr. 18 – 23
Miami janitors enter 14th day of hunger strike Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Millions Will Be Devastated Unless Congress Passes Bridge Loan November 1 – 30, 2008
Mine Deaths: The Face of American Tragedy Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Mine Safety Reforms Could Have Saved Lives Aug. 20 – Aug. 26
Minimum Wage Reform Will Give Millions of Black Workers a Pay Raise Mar. 12 – Mar. 18
Montreal Cintas Workers Win Union Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
Mourn for the Dead. Fight for the Living. Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Murder and Migration Jan. 15 – Jan. 21
My Brother Did Not Die in Vain May 1 – 31, 2009
My European Vacation: Interviews with Working-class Leaders headlines for December 2008/January 2009
Myth and Reality in West Bengal Jan. 2 – Jan. 7
Nation Needs Labor's Mobilized Strength, Now! April 1 – 30, 2009
National Hockey League Says: “Bring On The Scabs” Mar. 7-12
Needed: Constitutional Amendment for the Right to a Earn a Living Wage headlines for November 2009
New Bedford, Mass. Social Workers Defy ICE Apr. 30 – to May 6
New Report: Workers Seeking Unions Denied Fundamental Democratic Rights June 13 – 19
New unity moves highlight labor meet: AFL-CIO Feb. 27 – Mar. 5
New Zealand: SuperSizeMyPay.Com campaign Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
News For Working Families- Reports on CEO Pay: How High Is Too High? Dec. 5 – 11
News for Working Families: AFL-CIO Calls for 'New Direction' Sept. 26 – Oct. 2
No Excuses: Financial Crisis No Reason to Drop Immigration Reform Struggle headlines for April 2009
NO JUSTICE, NO PIZZA! Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
Nurses Strike in California to Improve Patient Care Oct. 15 – Oct. 21
Nurses to Rally to Protect Freedom to Have a Voice at Work May 22 – May 28
Oakland Airport Workers Get Food and a Union Nov. 26 – Dec. 2
Obama Appoints Workers' Advocate Hilda Solis to Head DOL December 1– 31, 2008
Obama Creates Historic White House Task Force December 1– 31, 2008
Obama Creates Working Families Task Force Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
October 7: A Successful General Strike in Belgium Oct. 10 – 16
On the Iraqi Council of Ministers’ attack on ILO core conventions Aug. 29 – Sept. 4
Organized Labor in Retreat Just When It is Needed Most Nov. 20 – Nov. 26
Out Front With John Sweeny: America’s Values Left Behind May 15 – May 21
Packaged with Abuse: Smithfield Workers to Take Message to Shareholders' Meeting Aug. 13 – Aug. 19
Pakistan: Police Attack on Striking Telecommunication Workers Condemned Jul. 9 – Jul. 20
Pass the Employee Free Choice Act Take Action
People's Struggles in Bangladesh Jun. 5 – Jun. 11
Philippines: Banana Sub-contractors for Dole Foods Hire Child Labor Aug. 20 – Aug. 26
Philippines: Workers left hanging as Wal-Mart stalls Dec. 18 – Dec. 24
Photo Essay: Migrant Farmworkers in a California Town Aug. 1-31, 2009
Photos: An Immigrant Family from Oaxaca Jul. 16 – Jul. 22
Photos: Immigrants and the Green Peppers You Eat July 23 – July 29
Photos: Labor Camps in Hollister, Calif. September 1-30, 2009
Photos: Migrant Farm Workers in Santa Barbara, Calif. October 1 – 31, 2008
Photos: The Men Who Live in the Canyon Apr. 7 – Apr. 13
Pics: Hotel Workers Rising September 1-30, 2009
Pics: LA Day Laborers Look for a Better Life February 1 – 28, 2009
Pics: San Diego – Land of Day Laborers, Farmworkers and Guest Workers November 1-30, 2009
Pics: Silicon Valley Janitors Strike May 19 – May 25
Pics: Strawberry Workers in Santa Maria, Calif. February 1 – 28, 2009
Pledge to Avoid Wal-Mart’s “Back to School” Sales August 22 - 28
Podcast #107 - Labor Leads on Employee Free Choice, Health Reform and more headlines for September 2009
Podcast #109: Radical Unionism in the Midwest September 1-30, 2009
Podcast #110: President Obama Raises the Roof at the AFL-CIO Convention September 1-30, 2009
Podcast #111 - Labor on the march! October 1 – 31, 2009
Point of View: Tax Cuts for the Wealthy—The Wrong Priority Oct. 24 – 30
Point of View: U.S. Labor Law Is Broken Jul. 10 – Jul. 16
Pressure on Wal-Mart over discrimination grows Apr. 24 – 30
Pride At Work: Building Pride for All Union Members Jun. 24 – Jun. 25
Prominent Economists Urge Passage of Pro-union Law February 1 – 28, 2009
Proposal Creates Innovative Charters to Allow Locals of Disaffiliated Unions to Rejoin Movements August 8 – 14
Proposed Concepts for Immigration Legislation 110th Congress Jan. 22 – Jan. 28
Protect Fundamental Human Rights by Passing the Employee Free Choice Act Apr. 30 – to May 6
Protect Working Families’ Voice in California: Stop Proposition 75 Nov. 7 - 13
Protections needed for workers who unionize Dec. 13-18
Public Workers Protest Schwarzenegger Budget Cuts Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
PWW Better World Awards, NYC September 1- 30, 2008
Raising the Minimum Wage: Multiplying Wages Jan. 8 – Jan. 14
Rebuild America with Good Jobs October 1 – 31, 2009
Rebuilding America: Investing in Our Infrastructure Aug. 6 – Aug. 12
Rebuilding the International Labor Movement Dec. 12 – 18
Rebuilding the Labor Movement in the 21st Century, an Interview with Scott Marshall headlines for November 2009
Rebuilding Venezuela's Labor Movement Nov. 1-6
Reclaim May Day! May 2 – 8
Remembering Gene Upshaw Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) Outlines Immigration Reform Plan March 1 – 31, 2009
Repeat Offender Smithfield Sues Union Oct. 22 – Oct. 28
Resources on the Employee Free Choice Act May 1 – 31, 2009
S.F. Security Guards Win New Union Contract Dec. 3 – Dec. 9
Sago Fined for Safety Violations. So What? Mar. 20 - Mar. 26
Salt Wars: How the Cargill Empire was Set Back September/October 2003
San Francisco Security Guards Arrested During Union Protest Oct. 8 – Oct. 14
Scaling the Great Wal-Mart of China (Down to Size) February
Scottish Trades Union Congress welcomes British Communist report Jun. 16 – Jun. 22
Secret Ballots versus Card Check: Is that the Real Issue? May 21 – May 27
Senate Panel Approves Cuts in Funding for Job Training, Workplace Health and Safety Jul. 17 – Jul. 23
Senate to Vote on Mine Safety Nominee Who Says U.S. Mine Safety Laws Are Fine Jun. 12 – 18
Serious Questions About the Auto “Bailout” December 1– 31, 2008
Shellacked! The Crushing of the NHL Players Association July 11 – 17
Small Biz Owners Praise Minimum Wage Hike Aug. 13 – Aug. 19
Smithfield CEO Joseph Luter III Elected 2008 "Grinch of the Year" Dec. 26 –Dec. 31
Social Security, Minimum Wage, Free Trade: Momentum Builds Against Bush Agenda Mar. 7-12
Some Suggested Songs for Republicans and other Enemies of Labor Jun. 12 – 18
South Asian Trade Union Leaders Meet in Beijing December 1– 31, 2008
Special Interest or Class Consciousness? How Labor Put Obama in the White House November 1 – 30, 2008
Specter Can Kiss His Job Goodbye March 1 – 31, 2009
Stamp Out Hunger: Join Letter Carriers Food Drive Saturday May 1 – 31, 2009
Standing Up for Public Education December
State and Local Labor Leaders Call for ‘Unity on the Ground’ May 1 – May 7
Statement of United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts on the tragedy at the Sago Mine Jan. 2 – Jan. 8
Steelworkers Leader Urges Pro-working Families Agenda Under Obama November 1 – 30, 2008
Steelworkers' Delegation Visits Colombia to Meet Union, Political Leaders Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
Steroids to Heaven Nov. 29 - Dec. 4
Still in It to Win It Dec. 6-11
Stop Raids on Immigrant Workers! Mar. 12 – Mar. 18
Striking Mechanics Fight for Jobs, Airline Safety Concerns Mount August 22 - 28
Struggle for Cesar Chavez Holiday Mar. 10 – Mar. 16
Supermarket Union Calls for Investigation into Death of Long Island Wal-mart Worker December 1– 31, 2008
Support Striking Appalachian Nurses Oct. 29 – Nov. 4
Sweat Shop Workers Tour US Colleges Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Sweating for the Olympics 2004 – online
Sweeney Blast Senate Immigration Bill May 29 – Jun. 4
Taft-Hartley Signed 60 Years Ago Jun. 11 – Jun. 17
Take e-Action: Fight for Workers' Rights Sept. 19 – 25
Tell Founders Equity to Give Workers their Due March 1 – 31, 2009
Temp Workers Are New Frontiers in Labor Flexibility July 11 – 17
Thank You, Senator McConnell Jul. 30 – Aug. 5
The Workers’ Movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina Oct. 23 – Oct. 29
The "Coke Side of Life" Could Get You Killed May 8 – May 14
The American Auto Industry in Crisis: The threat to middle-class jobs, wages, health care and pensio Dec. 5 – 11
The Attack on Public Sector Pensions Will Accelerate Dec. 5 – 11
The Brief, Revolutionary Life of Joe Hill headlines for November 2009
The Buck Doesn't Have To Stop Here Dec. 13-18
The Bush Administration's Attack On Workers Oct. 26-31
The CAFTA 15--Labor Targets[Reps.] Meeks and Towns August 8 – 14
The Caribbean Labor Movement and the Cold War Feb. 25 – Feb. 29
The Coming Fight Over EFCA Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
The Coming Labor War in the NFL November 1-30, 2009
The Communities People Create: Interview with David Bacon Dec. 4 – Dec. 10
The Costco Challenge: An Alternative to Wal-Martization? July 4 – 10
The General Strike Can Teach Unions How to Grow 2004 – online
The Iraqi Communist Party Condemns Cowardly Murder of Trade Unionist Leader Apr. 9 - Apr. 15
The Larger Pension Question Looms Oct. 31 – Nov. 6
The Macabre Death of Hadi Saleh Feb. 7 - 12
The People of the Radical Barrio of Blanca Navidad June 1 – 30, 2009
The Sago Mine Tragedy Jan. 2 – Jan. 8
The State of Whose Union? Feb. 6 – Feb. 12
The Supreme Court vs. Health Care Workers Jun. 11 – Jun. 17
The Truth Behind American Apparel Jan. 10-15
The U.S. Is Leading the Race to the Bottom May 16 – 22
The Wal-Mart Health Care Crisis Feb. 27 – Mar. 5
The War On Workers Sept. 4 – Sept. 10
Time is Now to Take Back Your Time Jan. 9 - Jan. 15
Time to Legally Protect Card-Check July 11 – 17
To the Barricades: Youth Rock France with Revolt July
Tony Blair’s Real Legacy – Minimum Wage and Union Recognition Jun. 18 – Jun. 24
Trade Unionists Build Solidarity with Iraqi Workers Feb. 14 - 19
Trade Unions Demand Effective Responses to Worsening Financial and Food Crises October 1 – 31, 2008
Trade Unions Meet in China: A Plea to Act Against Western Hegemony Oct. 31 – Nov. 6
Transit Strike Victory Points to Harsh New Reality for American Workers Jan. 2 – Jan. 8
Transit Strike:Class War in New York Dec. 19 - 25
U.S. Labor Expresses Solidarity with Mexican Electricians October 1 – 31, 2009
UAW Members Win, and Pledge to Fight to Protect Contracts July 4 – 10
UAW President Ron Gettelfinger: Challenges Require Far-sighted Solutions Jun. 12 – 18
UAW Statement on Delphi Bankruptcy Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
UAW statement on Ford restructuring plan Jan. 23 – Jan. 29
UFCW Answers Wal-Mart Ad Pitch with Canadian Gains Jan. 31 - Feb. 5
UNI global union targets global corporations Jan. 23 – Jan. 29
Uniform Justice: Laundry Workers Organize September/October 2003
Union Campaigns to Expose Wal-Mart Apr. 11 – 16
Union Condemns Arrest of Workers at Smithfield Plant Jan. 22 – Jan. 28
Union Gains as Hyundai India Strike Ends May 1 – 31, 2009
Union Intimidation a Myth, Says New Study May 1 – 31, 2009
Union Members Demand ‘Say on Executive Pay’ Wednesday in Los Angeles Jun. 12 – 18
Union Members Hit Harder By Job Loss Numbers July 25 – 31
Union Mourns Loss of Pres. of Iraqi Journalist Union in Terror Attack March 1 - 2, 2008
Union on Demand (print edition) November
Union Raises Awareness of Gender Discrimination at Wal-Mart Apr. 24 – 30
Union Safety Experts Allowed in Sago Mine After Company Bars Them Jan. 30 – Feb. 5
Union Women Eager for Solis to Start Her Work Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Union Yes! Supporting a Worker's Right to Choose March
Unionization Would Boost Economy February 1 – 28, 2009
Unions Lead Mass Protests for Immigrants' Rights Apr. 3 – Apr. 9
Unions look for action to implement promises after UN Summit Sept. 19 – 25
Unions Need Unity, but More Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Unions Oppose New York State Budget Cuts November 1 – 30, 2008
Unions Respond Instantly To Hurricane Tragedy Sept. 5 – 11
US Labor Responds to Iraqi Prime Minister about Iraqi Unions Aug. 6 – Aug. 12
US Sen. Johnson Co-Sponsors Minimum Wage Increase from Hospital Mar. 5 – Mar. 11
Vermont Students Demand Living Wage Apr. 23 – Apr. 30
Veterans Push for Employee Free Choice May 1 – 31, 2009
Victory for the Anti-Sweat Shop Pirates Jul. 10 – Jul. 16
Victory! France scraps anti-labor law Apr. 10 - Apr. 16
Vietnamese Workers Strike for Rights July 4 – 10
Volkswagen (Brussels): 12,000 families on the streets? Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
Wal-Mart CEO Scott gives another PR speech, but cannot make secret management memo disappear Dec. 5 – 11
Wal-Mart Closes Store to Avoid Union Feb. 7 - 12
Wal-Mart Leads Companies with Employees on Public Assistance Mar. 14-19
Wal-mart PR Campaign Glosses Over Reality Jan. 17-22
Wal-Mart Stingy on Health Benefits, Say Activists June 6 – 12
Wal-Mart Supercenter Denied in Bend, OR Mar. 27 – Apr. 2
Wal-Mart Tops List of Worst Corporations Jan. 31 - Feb. 5
Wal-Mart Wins "Grinch of the Year" for Second Year in a Row Dec. 19 - 25
Wal-Mart Wins Grinch of the Year Dec. 20-25
Wal-Mart: Low-Low Prices, Crushing Impact Jan. 17-22
Wall Street’s role in the immigration debate Jun. 11 – Jun. 17
WFTU Expresses Solidarity with Calif. Public Workers Aug. 1 – Aug. 31, 2008
WFTU: World Must Implement Worker Rights Pact June 13 – 19
What does Cesar Chavez mean to you? Apr. 1 – Apr. 6
What Is AFL-CIO’s Vision of a Better Life? May 9 – 15
What now for Iraq? Apr. 11 – 16
Where is the left on Iraq? Jan. 10-15
Which Side Are You On? Jan. 29 – Feb. 4
Who Killed the Immigration Bill, and Who Wants it to Come Back? Jun. 11 – Jun. 17
Who's Afraid of the Employee Free Choice Act? Feb. 26 – Mar. 4
Why Immigrant Workers Will Fill the Streets This May Day March 1 – 31, 2009
Why Labor Law Doesn't Work for Workers March 1 – 31, 2009
Why the Union Won at Smithfield December 1– 31, 2008
Why trade unions offer vital hope for Iraq Jan. 10-15
Why Workers Need the Employee Free Choice Act April 1 – 30, 2009
Winning Back Our Rights, Taking Back Our Country Mar. 20 - Mar. 26
Women Mariners Take on the Sea and Myths Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Women Workers Fighting Exploitation Mar. 7-12
Women Workers in Afghanistan Exposed to Health Risks in Herat Factories Oct. 29 – Nov. 4
Worker News: Oppose Discrimination on the Job and "Comp Time" Laws Jan. 31 - Feb. 5
Workers at Toyota's main supplier lack health insurance coverage Apr. 17 – Apr. 23
Workers Close Down Greece Feb. 11 – Feb. 17
Workers Express High Approval for Unions December 1– 31, 2008
Workers Left out of the Recovery, Wages Remain Flat August 15 – 21
Workers March on May Day for Immigrant's Rights May 7 – May 13
Workers Tell Congress: ‘Yes’ to Good Jobs, ‘No’ to CAFTA May 9 – 15
Workers Try to Keep Korea Deal off the Fast Track Jan. 15 – Jan. 21
Workers Understand Democracy, Say Pass Employee Free Choice Act Jan. 1 – 31, 2009
Workers ‘Round the Nation Joining Unions Feb. 20 – Feb. 26
Workers' Pay and the Election 2004 – online
Workers' Rights are Human Rights Dec. 5 – 11
Workers' Struggles in Japan Take on Exploitation Feb. 26 – Mar. 4
Working America Comes to Rochester, Minn., and Allentown, Pa. May 22 – May 28
Working Class Strategy in the Era of Capitalist Globalization Sept. 25 – Oct. 1
Working Families and Their Unions: Stronger and Better in Ohio Apr. 10 - Apr. 16
Working Families Get a Boost in the House Feb. 26 – Mar. 4
Working for Change September
Working hours: Never ending struggle May 8 – May 14
World Federation of Trade Unions Expresses Solidarity with Smithfield Workers Jan. 29 – Feb. 4
World Journalists Protest over Union-Busting Row at Associated Press Dec. 5 – 11
‘Labor Laws No Longer Protect Workers’ Rights’ Nov. 7 - 13
‘Stop Kroger the ogre’ Sept. 4 – Sept. 10
‘Stop playing games with minimum wage’ Aug. 21 – Aug. 27

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