Labor Movement

'Definitely A Restart For Occupy Wall Street'

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: American Apparel CEO Dov Charney, Video, May Day, Nike Town, Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Reuters, Tom Morello, Riot, Anarchists, Labor Movement, International Workers' Day, Business News

* Movement inspires rallies in numerous cities * "Anarchists" wear black bandannas in some locations * Packets of harmle...

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Let's Stand With Working People Against the Crony Capitalists and Their Political Lackeys

Allan Brawley | Posted 06.02.2012

Read More: Crony Capitalism, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Unions, Money in Politics, Occupy Wall Street Movement, Labor Laws, Occupy Wall Street, Labor Movement, Workers Rights, Politics News

Early union struggles need to be remembered and appropriately re-enacted if we are to take the country back from the corporate interests that again control it, their political and judicial allies, and the complicit mainstream media.

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Does Labor Have Any Real Friends?

David Macaray | Posted 05.20.2012

Read More: Labor Movement, Organized Labor, Union Labor, Labor Unions, Unions, Working Class, Politics News

When it comes to the down-and-dirty battles necessary to get the job done, working people realize that no one can be relied upon except other working people, and the unions that represent them.

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"We're the New Green Movement," Says Pirate Party Founder

Elisabeth Braw | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Online Piracy, Stop Online Piracy Act, Elections, European Union, Pirate Party, Green Movement, Labor Movement, Rick Falkvinge, Sopa, World News

It has branches in some 50 countries. It has members of parliaments and city councils. The Pirate Party, founded only five years ago, is today's fastest-growing party among voters under 30. Its core message: internet piracy should be legal.

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Pricey Restaurant Chain Pays 'Poverty Wages,' Worker Advocates Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Farm Workers, Trader Joe's, Dining Out, Chain Restaurants, Darden Group, Olive Garden, Labor Movement, Labor Unions, Red Lobster, Restaurant Opportunities Center United, La Palapa, Labor, Minimum Wage, Dining, Restaurants, McDonald's, Paid Sick Days, National Restaurant Association, Business News

WASHINGTON -- It's been a busy few months at Restaurant Opportunities Centers United, a scrappy non-profit that advocates for low-wage restaurant work...

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Keystone XL Opponents Need a Jobs Program

Brendan Smith | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Environment, American Jobs Act, Jobs Crisis, Green Jobs, Keystone XL Pipeline, Jobs Program, American Jobs, Labor Movement, Labor-Reform, Green News

If we fail to become the voice for both the planet and workers, our movement risks losing the support of increasing numbers of workers, unions and their political allies.

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10 Reasons Why Organized Labor Will Win

David Macaray | Posted 03.03.2012

Read More: Afl-Cio, Labor Movement, Labor Unions, Unions, Barack Obama, Occupy Wall Street, Politics News

There's no denying the congressional Democrats and President Obama have been major disappointments, and there's no denying that the forces arrayed against America's unions have done considerable damage.

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The 99 Percent Takes Office: Lessons From A Rhode Island Special Election

Amy B. Dean | Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Carmen Castillo, Labor, U. S. Labor Movement, Unite Here, Rhode Island, Labor Movement, Labor Unions, Unions, Politics News

If labor and other progressive groups are going to rebuild an economy that works for the 99 percent in America, they need to do great organizing in workplaces and communities and they also need to build deep coalitions among themselves. But that's not enough.

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Progressive Victories in Ohio, Mississippi, Maine, Arizona Provide Seven Key Lessons for 2012

Robert Creamer | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Social Security, Collective Bargaining, Ohio Referendum, Jobs, Labor Rights, Scott Walker, Voting Rights, Maine Referendum, John Kasich, Mississippi Referendum, Medicare, Virginia State Senate Election, Arizona State Senate Recall, Labor Movement, Russel Pearce, Politics News

Last night the progressive forces tested some of the weapons and tactics they will use in next year's full-blown counter offensive. They worked very, very well.

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Unity Is Strength for Progressives

Amy B. Dean | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Afl-Cio, Progressive Movement, Organized Labor, Labor Movement, Labor Unions, Solidarity, Occupy Wall Street, Politics News

Business and liberal elites have long invested in developing collaborative leadership. In Occupy Wall Street and beyond, grassroots progressives are now getting into the game of working together.

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Labor's Success Fuels Decline

Al Checchi | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Organized Labor, Labor Movement, The Change Maker, Democratic Party, Employee Free Choice Act, Labor Unions, Al Checchi, Politics News

In a "what have you done for me lately" world, there is little that labor can now offer and it is increasingly difficult to envision future circumstances for reversing its sagging political and economic fortunes.

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AFL-CIO Opposes Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq as "Costly Mistake"

Tom Hayden | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Afl-Cio, Iraq War, Labor Movement, Afghanistan War, Labor, Politics News

The AFL-CIO's statement is the most forthright in the history of a labor movement marked by pro-war allegiances for many decades. It reflects a deep sentiment among working families.

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Wisconsin Democrats Don't Take Back Senate -- But Do Take Considerable Political Ground

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Breaking News, Wisconsin Union Stripping Battle, Labor Movement, 2012 Elections, Wisconsin Recall Elections, Politics News

Even though they fell short of achieving the end goal, progressives in Wisconsin did take considerable political ground in the ongoing war over the future direction of American politics -- and the fate of the middle class.

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"We Are One" Rallies Across America

Miles Rapoport | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Governor Scott Walker, Labor Movement, Martin Luther King, We Are One, Unions, Scott Walker, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

The conservative assault on the budget, the health care law, unions, public broadcasting, and the rights of women has predictably continued. Less unpredictable was the powerful response by millions of people.

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Why Wisconsin Matters to LA

María Elena Durazo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, American Democracy, Madison Wisconsin, Wisconsin Unions, Democracy, Labor Movement, Unions, Labor Unions, Los Angeles, Wisconsin Union Protests, Wisconsin Protests, Los Angeles News

I had the privilege to go to Madison, WI with 161 union members from LA. Where but in America could an immigrant worker from LA join arms with a Wisconsin dairy farmer in a common cause?

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Labor Boosted by Proposed Merger

Will Marshall | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: T-Mobile, Rich Trumka, AT&T, Deutsche Telekom, John Kerry, Communication Workers of America, Afl-Cio, Chamber of Commerce, Labor Movement, Unions, T-Mobile Merger, Att Tmobile, Att Merger, AT&T T-Mobile Merger, Business News

America's embattled labor movement hasn't had much to celebrate lately, so it's worth noting when a major union welcomes a business mega-merger.

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Labor Movement Roars Again, But It's A Wounded Sound

AP | By CALVIN WOODWARD and SAM HANANEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bargaining Rights, Labor Movement, Unions, Wisconsin Union Protests, Private Sector Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Labor is roaring again, like in the old days. But it's a wounded sound now. In the bitter aftermath of a showdown with Wisconsin's go...

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Gov. Scott Walker Puts Out Fire With Gasoline

Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor Movement, Wisconsin, Scott Walker, General Strike, Wisconsin Unions, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

Scott Walker has taken Wisconsin, a state so chock-full of "Midwestern nice," you need insulin after talking to the locals, and turned into a place where people are talking General Strike. Seriously.

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Of Teachers and History: A Brooklyn Memoir

Virginia Sanchez-Korrol | Posted 05.25.2011

I'm often struck by the fact that although everybody has one, a history that is, one's individual stories are seldom considered to be connected to "history."

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Wake Up America! Labor Needs a New "Clock Movement" to Keep Up With the Times

Armand F. Pereira | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Collective Bargaining, Human Rights, Labor Movement, Unions, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

The right to organize and bargain collectively is beyond limited union powers to organize workers and mobilize crowds.

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Sierra Club Stands With Workers

Jack Darin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blue Green Alliance, Labor Movement, Wisconsin Union Protests, Workers Rights, Chicago News

Sierra Club members were proud to join workers' rights rallies in Chicago and Springfield this weekend.

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We Are All Part of the Labor Movement Now

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afscme, Usaction, Labor Unions, MoveOn.Org, Martin Luther King, William McNary, Citizen Action Illinois, Wisconsin Protest, Governor Scott Walker, Labor Movement, Organized Labor, Breaking News, Roberta Lynch, Collective Bargaining, Scott Walker, Special Interests, Politics News

The battle of Wisconsin is about the principle of whether everyday people have the right to sit at a bargaining table and have a say about their wages, their working conditions, and their jobs.

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Wisconsin, Labor, and the Future of America

Jerome Karabel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor Movement, Public Sector, Labor Unions, Corporations, Scott Walker, Wisconsin Protests, Politics News

Without public sector unions' capacity to mobilize voters during elections, neither progressive candidates nor progressive policies would stand a chance in a money-drenched political system.

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Unions: Sunday Shows Are Shutting Us Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin Protests, Labor Unions, Trumka Afl-Cio, Eddie Vale, Afl Cio, Afl-Cio, Wisconsin Unions, Labor Protestes, Labor Movement, Unions, Bob Woodruff, Wisconsin Union Protests, Sunday Shows, Media News

UPDATE: NBC just sent out its line-up for Sunday's "Meet the Press" and it does now include AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka, who will be part of a roundta...

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Why Union?

Krystal Ball | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Labor, Labor Movement, Wisconsin, Collective Barganinging, Union, Politics News

A more equitable society is not just good for union members, it is good for every person in our country and it is certainly good for the middle class.

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