Tune in: Telemundo Spotlights Construction Worker Safety
Region: United States
by Mike Hall On Tuesday night, Telemundo’s hit telenovela “Pecados Ajenos” will spotlight construction worker safety. CPWR—The Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR) wor... more
Views: 1262CLEAN Car Wash Campaign Picks Up Steam
Region: United States
by James Parks Hundreds of union members and community activists marched to three Hollywood car washes Saturday to let car wash owners know they will not quit until car wash employees are treated fairly. More than 2... more
Views: 1621Houston Nurses Vote For Union
Region: United States
by James Parks While most Texans are mourning the Texas Longhorns’ loss in the NCAA basketball tournament yesterday, nearly 300 nurses in Houston are celebrating their own enormous victory. The registered nurses at... more
Views: 140613,000 Delta Air Lines Flight Attendants Get Date to Vote on Union
Region: United States
by May Silverstein, Mar 31, 2008 The National Mediation Board (NMB) set April 23–June 3, 2008, for the mail/telephone ballot elections in which 13,000 Delta Air Lines flight attendants will vote on whether to join ... more
Views: 1095Student Labor Week of Action Spotlights Tomato Workers’ Struggle for Fair Wage
Region: United States
by James Parks, Mar 26, 2008 Progressive students have been deeply involved in issues of worker justice on campuses and in their communities. So much so, that those involved are forgoing spring break on the beach so they... more
Views: 1183Unions’ Campaign Against Verizon Sale Nets Better Deal for Consumers, Workers
Region: United States
by James Parks, Mar 25, 2008 Verizon workers mounted a strong campaign against the sale of the company’s landlines in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont. As a result, when regulators approved the sale, the workers&rs... more
Views: 1092Belgrade, Crimes Against Humanity, and Introspection
Region: YugoslaviaFollowing the declaration of independence by Kosovo, the Serbians protested violently by attacking the US and its European allies’ embassies in Belgrade on 21 February. It was wrong in principle on the side of the Se... more
Views: 1501Painters Stump for Hillary Clinton on Super Tuesday
Region: New York
Member of the New York Painters Union stump for Hillary Clinton on Super Tuesday. The Painters Union has over 6,000 members. Here two of the explain--sort of-- why they are campaigning for Senator Clinton. more
Views: 1996Social Responsibility or Corporate Responsibility.
Region: IndiaI read an interesting news item the other day which talked about temporary workers employed in the Noida authority going on strike. This is by no means unusual, of course - strikes, though not as crippling in India any mor... more
Views: 1160Nicholas Sarkozy & Gordon Brown Support Blair as President of EU
Region: United StatesTony Blair has gotten support to fill the seat of the newly recreated President of the European Union by Nicholas Sarkozy of France and Gordon Brown of Great Britain. However, it doesn’t come without skepticism and c... more
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