A Teamster Apart: Ron Carey Remembered
Steve Early & Rand Wilson : Unions
Two colleagues remember Ron Carey, the reformer and Teamsters Union president, who weathered controversy and won battles on his own terms.
Labor
2008
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Detroit's Auto-da-Fé
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
In the auto industry's latest trial by fire, Senate Republicans lit the match--and what's left of the economy could go down in flames.
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Sit-Down in Chicago
John Nichols
The plight of striking electrical workers underscores the flaws in Paulson's bailout--and tests Obama's mettle.
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Hands Off the UAW
John Nichols : United Auto Workers (UAW)
If he keeps his promises to autoworkers, Obama has the chance to renew the ability of organzed labor to improve the lot of union and non-union workers in the twenty-first century.
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Nail That Double Standard to the Mast!
Alexander Cockburn : U.S. Economy
If America loses its domestic auto industry, 5 percent of the workforce may be on the street. Don't workers need a bailout, too?
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Obama's New Deal
William P. Jones : African-Americans
Obama has an opportunity to further racial and economic justice by fusing the New Deal and civil rights traditions.
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Cashing Out Detroit
Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy
Saving jobs by giving automakers large amounts of cash is a very expensive form of trickle-down. What we need is a clear plan about how automakers will use the money.
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Slouching Towards Bankruptcy
Marissa Colón-Margolies : U.S. Economy
GM is banking on a merger that may threaten the company and its workers' survival.
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Hard Knocks in the Workplace
Eric Schnapper : Supreme Court
The rights of workers get little attention from the court, and employers know they can violate those rights with impunity.
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Wooing the White Working Class
David Moberg : Presidential Election 2008
Unions are trying to combat racism and sway undecided working-class voters toward Obama.
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Wal-Mart: Political Bully
American News Project : Unions
Wal-Mart is telling its employees to vote Republican. Isn't that illegal?
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Lewis Black in 'No Free Lunch'
Noise Pop Industries : Economics
Comedian Lewis Black (The Daily Show) unleashes a rant against the greed of "Buyout Barons.
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Workers Memorial Day
Esther Kaplan : Unions
This week marked Workers Memorial Day, when unions and advocacy organizations held memorials and protests to honor those who have died on the job.
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Does the Pope Care About Workers' Rights?
Angela Bonavoglia : Catholicism & Catholics
On his first papal visit to America, will Pope Benedict address the real problems confronting the Catholic Church?
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How Green Is Your Collar?
Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello & Brendan Smith : Environment
Labor leaders and environmentalists meet to explore how to make green jobs good jobs for American workers.
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Labor's New Deal
Andy Stern : Budget
Where the New Deal once served to rebalance the power between labor and capital, we are now perilously out of balance.
2006
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Dueling Over Delphi
When Delphi declared bankruptcy, cutting workers' wages, pensions and healthcare, auto unions in Indiana drew the line. Now they are prepared to strike or take work-to-rule actions.
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Labor Pains
Robert Fitch's Solidarity for Sale exposes corruption as the cause of the current crisis in American labor.
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Employee Free Choice
George Miller : State of the Union
Pass the Employee Free Choice Act to create more unions, keep workers safe from labor-law violations, preserve middle-class jobs and stabilize the economy.
2005
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Barbara Ehrenreich's White Collar Blues
Barbara Ehrenreich probes a deeper level of white-collar angst: people who lose or quit their corporate jobs and routinely spend months, even years, finding another.
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Timid Democrats, Muscular Unions
David Sirota : US Politics & Government
A dozen Democrats are feeling timid about opposing Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr., while a score of unions and grassroots organizations are showing muscle against CAFTA.
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Euroland vs. Dollarland?
Eurolabor is asking what's in the new European Monetary Union for workers.
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Labor Splits
: Unions
In the aftermath of the labor split, both sides must get beyond recriminations and hold themselves to common goals.
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Look Who's Walking
David Moberg reports on the union dissidents leaving the AFL-CIO.
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Labor Splits Open
As its July convention approaches, the AFL-CIO is on the brink of a major break-up.
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