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PCC Packing Party

familyworksseattle wrote 1 day ago: Just before 7 this evening, the library was closed, the building was closed, and only a single door … more →

Tags: FamilyWorks News, Food Bank, Hunger & Food Security, community playground, FamilyWorks, P-Patch, PCC, San Diego, seattle public library

SDS Holds 4th National Convention1 comment

comradezero wrote 2 days ago: The following is from Fight Back! News: by Chapin Gray Murfreesboro, TN – Students for a Demo … more →

Tags: Anti-War / Anti-Intervention, Students for a Democratic Society, Afghanistan, Alabama, Chapin Gray, Colombia, Education, G20, Labor

Quad City Die Casting: Struggle catches fire as workers from around the country rally in support

comradezero wrote 1 week ago: The following is from Fight Back! News Service: Quad City Die Casting: Struggle catches fire as wor … more →

Tags: Class Struggle, Crisis, Illinois, Quad City Die Casting, Republic Windows and Doors, UE 1174

Acid-Throwers Union Local 217 4 comments

mrparallel wrote 1 week ago: The Washington Post, January 3, 1907. More strike-related acid-throwing high jinks, though at least … more →

Tags: acid attacks, Violence against food

There is power in a union2 comments

mrparallel wrote 1 week ago: New York Tribune, December 6, 1906. The Labor movement had its own traditions and techniques of aci … more →

Tags: acid attacks, cruelty to animals, Violence

America never was America to me.3 comments

comradezero wrote 1 week ago: In recognition of the Forth of July, I’m posting the following poem by the great revolutionary … more →

Tags: Poetry Reviews..., U.S. Oppressed Nations and Nationalities, Class Struggle, Langston Hughes, national oppression, racism

Indianapolis Hotel Worker's are rethinking Indy's economy, United Methodist Churches should rethink the economy as they Rethink Church

mikeoles3 wrote 2 weeks ago: Nuvo Newsweekly–the alternative weekly here in Indianapolis–ran a great cover story abo … more →

Tags: Community Organizing, Indiana, Indianapolis, Indianapolis politics, Lockerbie Central United Methodist Church, Politics, Progressive, united methodist, Blue Collar Jesus

Progressive Presentations on Cap & Trade, Climate & Energy Legislation, Green Jobs & More

Liberty Chick wrote 2 weeks ago: I’m currently working on a piece that discusses and analyzes the real motives behind the aggressive … more →

Tags: Economy, Education, Socialism, the 9.12 project, seiu, Labor Unions, Energy, capitalism, Labor Union

Deja Vu All Over Again1 comment

workingclassstudies wrote 3 weeks ago: In mid-October of 1992 I was working as the Director of Communications and Public Policy for Local 8 … more →

Tags: The Working Class and the Economy, Working-Class Politics, 2008 Election, Democrats, Health Care, obama

As Promised--Atlanta Joins List of Demonstrations Against Wells Fargo on Tuesday

gsuprogressive wrote 3 weeks ago: Click for link to UE Illinois page JOIN US AT WACHOVIA’S MIDTOWN FINANCIAL CENTER 999 PEACHTR … more →

Tags: Announcements, Student Movement, Protest, Foreclosures, Bailout

Illinois Workers Demand Their Piece of the Bailout

gsuprogressive wrote 3 weeks ago: From the independent, radical union that brought you the Republic factory occupation… “O … more →

Tags: Announcements, News, Bailout, Nationalization, Protest

Tell Starbucks to stop their anti-union policies1 comment

sethkahn wrote 1 month ago: A quick but important post today– Those of you who follow labor politics know that Starbucks i … more →

Tags: Labor Unions, activism, employee free choice act, Labor, starbucks

SEIU Massachusetts Hospital Organizing Campaign Director Resigns3 comments

paulgarver wrote 1 month ago: The organizing director of SEIU’s successful hospital organizing campaign in Massachusetts has … more →

Tags: employee free choice act, Health Care, Low wage workers, organizing, union reform, California, NUHW, seiu, Service Employees International Union

Important Weekend Events For NYC Activists

keepleftnyc wrote 1 month ago: Saturday May 30th You can come out and march with the Stella D’oro union superstars at Noon. … more →

Tags: Gay Rights, Events, times square, stella doro, single-payer health care, union, Strike, Single Payer NY, Marriage Equality rally

Remaking Labor–From the Top-Down? Bottom-Up? or Both?1 comment

adamfreedom wrote 1 month ago:   This is an amazing review which captures what many folks that I know have been saying since the e … more →

Tags: article repost, Labor, afl-cio, change from above, change to win, HERE-UNITE, Kim Moody, Labor Unions, revival from below

Ang pagbabalik ng mga unyonista (Kulturang Popular Kultura Column, Bulatlat.com)

rolandotolentino wrote 2 months ago: Ang Pagbabalik ng Mga Unyonista Kaiba ang dami ng manggagawang lumahok sa Araw ng Paggawa ng 2009. … more →

Tags: kpk column, 2009, May 1, mayo uno, unyonismo, Labor Union

Pride’s Castle Is Overvalued Property

Linda Aragoni wrote 2 months ago: Pride’s Castle is the tale of a poor boy determined to be rich and the women who love him. Pride Daw … more →

Tags: Historical, 1949 Bestselling Novels, American History, 19th Century, frank yerby, New York City, robber barron

May Day Footage 2009 NYC

keepleftnyc wrote 2 months ago:  Groups rallied in three parks on May 1st despite pouring rain to celebrate the historic uprisi … more →

Tags: Immigrant Rights, Rally, New York City, May Day

Labor Strategies for Global Recovery

paulgarver wrote 2 months ago: by Paul Garver The most ambitious and far-reaching strategies for recovery from capitalism’s … more →

Tags: Global organizing, Economy, Labor History, SOCIALIST INTERNATIONAL, international trade union confederation, Latin America, trade union, global union, Work


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