Labor Notes Archive

October, 2006

From Democracy Is Power. . .Using the 'New Officer's Checklist' To Help Reform Your Local
After a Year, Hurricane Katrina Still Pummels Workers
Movement for Higher Pay Expanding Nationally: Chicago Living Wage Activists Take on ‘Big Box’ Retailers
Rail Reform Group Wins Victories in Quest for Cross-Union Unity, Democracy

September, 2006

Blood, Cold, Heat, Gore...Organizing Meatpacking Hell
Canadians Campaign to Stop Postal Closure and Service Cuts
Review: Film Highlights Mexican Teachers’ Fight for Education, Democratic Union
Mexican Teachers Beat Back Police, But End 44-Day Sit-In without Wage Increase
Build a Stewards Council from the Bottom Up
As Auto Workers Meet, Concessions Continue and Union Remains Silent
Large Carhauler Uses Bankruptcy to Toss Out National Contract
Local President Jailed: New York Transit Workers Approve Previously-Rejected Contract
As Immigrants Strike, Truckers Shut Down Nation’s Largest Port
Nine Hundred Activists Discuss 'Building Solidarity From Below'
Facing Financial Crisis, Puerto Rican Government Lays Off 100,000: Union Response Is Divided
Viewpoint: Immigration “Compromises” Fall Short
Failed Solidarity: The ICFTU, AFL-CIO, ILO, and ORIT in Haiti
‘Unity, Democracy, Militancy’: New Trade Union Initiative Launched In India
Soldiers of Solidarity Stands Up for Delphi Workers
New Officers: Start Off on the Right Foot

June, 2006

Toronto Transit Workers Pull Surprise Wildcat: Transit Strikes Also on the Rise in U.S.

May, 2006

Solidarity Defends a Fellow Worker
As Crisis Deepens: Is a Comeback for Labor in the Cards?
Unions Should Break With Managed Care
Student Occupation, Highway Sit-Down, and Hunger Strike at University of Miami Janitors’ Strike
Millions March for Immigrant Rights; Virtual Strike in Some Cities

April, 2006

How Do Unions Defend Pensions When Most People Don’t Have One?
SEIU Mega-Mergers in California Move Members To Organize Caucus
Delphi, GM, UAW Agree To Cut Jobs Through Buyouts
Railroads’ Demands Bring Unions Closer Together

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