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'It Felt Like A War Zone': Recent Oakland Police Violence Recalls 2003 Incident

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 11.16.2011

WASHINGTON -- Nearly three weeks ago, the Oakland Police Department made international headlines when it razed Occupy Oakland's encampment under a hai...

Longshoremen Breathe Life Into the Labor Movement

David Macaray | Posted 11.15.2011

David Macaray

No matter what the eventual outcome, brave ILWU members have breathed life into the labor movement. One can only hope that their actions will inspire union members in other industries to assert themselves as well.

Best Films and More About Work, for Labor Day

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.01.2011

Wyatt Closs

This Labor Day week, we take a look at a listing of nominees for best films, tv shows, and other artistic expressions in what are called the "2011 Workers' Voice Awards" from PopWork USA.

Dockworkers Shut Down West Coast Ports To Protest the War

JB Powell | Posted 05.25.2011

JB Powell

The West Coast Dockworkers peace strike had a different edge, reminiscent of the days when the labor movement could and would affect this country's daily business to get its points across.

The Stones Of Those West Coast Dockworkers

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.25.2011

Leonce Gaiter

Democrats have been ineffectual in ending the war. The striking dockworkers remind us that change demands taking risks and making sacrifices and that you have to be mightily angry or full of conviction to do either.