Labor’s Health Problem Labor’s Health Problem
While fighting givebacks, unions can't lose sight of the big healthcare picture.
Jun 19, 2003 / Feature / Steve Early
Labor’s Cold War Labor’s Cold War
Freshly unearthed documents may force the AFL-CIO to face up to past betrayals.
May 1, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
Lighting Labor’s Fire Lighting Labor’s Fire
While we wait for labor law reform, here are a few things unions can do.
Dec 5, 2002 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan and Barbara Ehrenreich
A Silver Spoon Is Gouging Unions A Silver Spoon Is Gouging Unions
President Bush, a scion of great wealth who has never had to earn an honest living, has abruptly wiped out the jobs, retirement security and health benefits of 850,000 blue- ...
Nov 19, 2002 / Column / Robert Scheer
Big Labor’s Little Problem Big Labor’s Little Problem
At a "Lean Workplace School" for union members, sponsored by the monthly magazine Labor Notes in 1996, the discussion centered around how to fight employers' speed-up and worke...
Nov 6, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Jane Slaughter
Labor Plays Its Hand Labor Plays Its Hand
Unions have improved their political game but are unhappy with the results.
Oct 24, 2002 / Feature / David Moberg
Going Down the Road Going Down the Road
he Powers That Be constantly try to keep the progressive majority divided: workers against environmentalists, enviros against farmers, farmers against consumers, consumers agai...
Sep 12, 2002 / Jim Hightower
The Soul of the Worker The Soul of the Worker
I was born into the House of Labor. My father was a Teamster who drove a truck for thirty-five years. He died with his first retirement check in his pocket, uncashed.
Aug 28, 2002 / Dennis Kucinich
Reforming the Teamsters Reforming the Teamsters
Even shrunken from its high point, the Teamsters union is a major force in the American labor movement--for both good and ill. On the plus side, building on its celebrated UPS ...
Aug 15, 2002 / David Moberg
Union Blues at Wal-Mart Union Blues at Wal-Mart
Attempts to organize are squelched by a flying column of unionbusters.
Jun 20, 2002 / Feature / John Dicker