Gerry Hudson, AlterNet. May 1, 2008. The crisis facing our planet is one of historic proportions and will require an historically broad coalition to solve.
T. A. Frank, Washington Monthly. April 29, 2008. Presidential candidates are calling for tougher labor standards in trade agreements. But it's doubtful they could be enforced.
David Moberg, In These Times. April 24, 2008. The political fight developing within SEIU has broad implications for the labor movement and progressive politics.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. April 18, 2008. The government's policy toward unions is marked by the same political cowardice and worker repression that brought on the Ludlow Massacre.
Paul Krehbiel, Labor Notes. April 12, 2008. Members' grievances against SEIU officials have been mounting after President Andy Stern merged many locals into mega-locals.
Les Leopold, AlterNet. April 9, 2008. Long after the Democratic Party abandoned labor interests, Tony Mazzocchi continued to fight for the working class.
José A. Laguarta Ramírez, Labor Notes. April 1, 2008. The strike was the first held in defiance of a 1998 territorial law that prohibits public-sector workers from striking.
Jane Slaughter, Labor Notes. March 26, 2008. "This is a terrible menace to rights of free speech and protest, and constitutional rights and freedom of expression."
David Moberg, In These Times. March 24, 2008. The Writers Guild strike that ended in February proved the power of organizing by creative workers. Now, actors in Hollywood may use the same script.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. March 14, 2008. Conservatives are ignoring history's teachings and resurrecting Nixon's failed strategy of going after working people.
Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, Brendan Smith, The Nation. March 13, 2008. The concept of "green collar jobs" is starting bring organized labor on board for environmental change.
Jessehaf, Brave New Films AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. March 4, 2008. Hillary is currently the top recipient of campaign contributions from Wal-Mart executives, taking in more than Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee.
Tula Connell, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. February 28, 2008. Union-busting is a $4 billion industry in the United States. The same hasn't been true in Europe. Until now.
Les Leopold, Chelsea Green Publishing. February 20, 2008. As the recent explosion in the sugar factory shows, in industrial facilities, the drive for profits undermines safety.
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