Steeling Elections Steeling Elections
In early March, the Bush Administration adopted a policy that the steel industry as well as the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) have long been agitating for--tariffs on stee...
Mar 21, 2002 / Doug Henwood
The Migrant’s Story The Migrant’s Story
A Mexican migrant acquaintance once told me that he'd love the opportunity to brief Congress on immigration policy. Let us imagine him now, walking into the hallowed chamber, dress...
Mar 21, 2002 / Rubén Martinez
The Trouble With Tomatoes The Trouble With Tomatoes
Arriving in San Francisco after a ten-hour drive through a snowstorm, Lucas Benitez sounds earnest and exhausted.
Mar 18, 2002 / Feature / Mica Rosenberg
Trade Fights Trade Fights
There aren't many Democratic Congressional candidates who can claim that they personally thwarted the agenda of organized labor in the most critical legislative battles of the pas...
Mar 14, 2002 / John Nichols
Our Collective Bargain Our Collective Bargain
The fortunes of American unions have taken a turn for the worse. Thanks to terrorism and recession, union members are reeling from a series of economic and political setbacks. Ne...
Feb 7, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Steve Early
Labor: In Fighting Trim Labor: In Fighting Trim
In the wake of losses before and after September 11, labor unions gear up for the next tough fights.
Dec 13, 2001 / David Moberg
AFL-CIO Opens its Convention: Back to the Barricades AFL-CIO Opens its Convention: Back to the Barricades
The AFL-CIO is fighting two wars: standing with President Bush in the war on terror, and against him in his war against workers.
Dec 4, 2001 / Feature / Marc Cooper
The Shame of Boxing The Shame of Boxing
The fighters are powerless workers in need of rights and justice.
Oct 25, 2001 / Feature / Jack Newfield