On Culturing a Union On Culturing a Union
American labor still pays lip service to the idea that it seeks "bread and roses too"--a higher standard of living, plus the chance for workers to enjoy some of the finer thing...
Sep 12, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Steve Early
The Shame of Meatpacking The Shame of Meatpacking
Workers in the country's most dangerous industry are struggling for safety.
Aug 29, 2002 / Feature / Karen Olsson
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
Dying for Work Dying for Work
Close to 3,000 progressive activists from all walks of life joined Jim Hightower for his third "Rolling Thunder/Down-Home Democracy Tour" in Tucson on July 26.
Jul 31, 2002 / Feature / Tom Hayden
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
It’s Payback Time It’s Payback Time
Labor-backed politicians are being asked to return the favor in union fights.
Jun 13, 2002 / Feature / David Moberg
Unions on the Net Unions on the Net
Unions are gradually making fuller use of the Internet's capacities to improve communication with their own staffs or members. But increasingly they are also using the web to recr...
Jun 6, 2002 / Feature / Joel Rogers and Richard B. Freeman
A Proposal to American Labor A Proposal to American Labor
Let's create "open-source unions," and welcome millions into the movement.
Jun 6, 2002 / Feature / Joel Rogers and Richard B. Freeman
Letter From Italy Letter From Italy
From Padua's Piazza Insurrezione, where I was standing at 11 in the morning on April 16, the general strike--Italy's first in twenty years--looked and sounded like a great success...
May 16, 2002 / Feature / Joanne Barkan