Steven Greenhouse, The New York Times. November 18, 2008. Huge union campaign will hopefully counterbalance "corporate power and reverse the decline of the middle class."
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. September 5, 2008. Corporate honchos and bought-off lawmakers are trying to kill a proposal that makes it easier to join a union.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. August 8, 2008. Big business has prepared a war chest of at least $150 million to stop progressive economic legislation that would seriously tax the rich.
Art Levine, In These Times. September 24, 2007. Union-busting has become a multibillion-dollar industry encompassing more than 2,500 lawyers and consultants.
Ben Zipperer, John Schmitt, AlterNet. July 20, 2007. Crime may not pay for ordinary criminals, but companies avoid paying millions in wages and benefits by committing crimes against their workers.
Amy Traub, AlterNet: PEEK. June 25, 2007. Amy Traub: The Senate votes tomorrow on a bill that can determine the fate of America's middle class (and anyone trying to work his or her way into the middle class).
Peter Dreier, Kelly Candaele, TomPaine.com. May 16, 2007. Another Big Lie: For 30 years, the corporate Right has successfully portrayed American labor as a corrupt "special interest." The truth is that desperately needed labor-law reform will benefit everyone who works for a living.
