Labor

The Elaine Chao flap: what does it mean?

March 21, 2003

Opinion When George Bush’s Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao insulted labor leaders at their Executive Council meeting on Feb. 26, it was an intentional act that signaled an all-out offensive against workers by the administration. Previously,...

UFW: No war on Iraq honors Chavez legacy

March 21, 2003

Cesar Chavez’s legacy is all about peace and non-violent action. If there was ever a time for Cesar’s legacy to come alive it is now. Basic principle demands that the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO,...

AFL-CIO renews health care campaign

March 20, 2003 By Phil E. Benjamin

After a long silence, the AFL-CIO has weighed in on the campaign for comprehensive health care reform. In their resolution, “Renewing the Drive for Comprehensive Health Care Reform,” the February meeting of the AFL-CIO executive council...

Actors Guild warns against blacklisting

March 14, 2003

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The entertainment industry must not blacklist people who speak out against war with Iraq, the Screen Actors Guild said last week. “Some have recently suggested that well-known individuals who express ‘unacceptable’ views...

There is no good news

March 14, 2003

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ unemployment report for February reminds one of the nightly radio broadcast by the London correspondent of CBS News in the early days of World War II. “There is no good news,...