Labor

At Rev. King gathering in Memphis: unions launch drive to win in ’08

January 20, 2008

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – One thousand leaders of the nation’s labor movement, gathered here for the AFL-CIO’s Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Observance, launched a drive Jan. 18 to “take back the country” in the...

Tasini’s take on directors’ contract

January 20, 2008

Not surprisingly, the Directors Guild of America has struck a tentative deal with Big Media. The DGA has always been perceived as more producer-friendly in the business because many of the heavy-weight directors are producers themselves...

Mexican authorities move to crush copper strike

January 18, 2008

Mexican labor authorities seized on technicalities to order an end to the strike at the country’s largest copper mine in Cananea, Sonora, on Friday. The Mexican press reports that over 700 heavily armed agents of the...

Unions go all-out for Kucinich re-election

January 18, 2008

CLEVELAND — At a rally here this month with hundreds of labor leaders, public officials and community supporters, Dennis Kucinich kicked off his campaign for a seventh term in Congress, defiantly blasting corporate interests seeking to...

Clevelanders picket Wal-Mart

January 12, 2008

Photo by Debbie Kline who heads up Cleveland Jobs With Justice. Some of the 100 participants in a holiday picket Dec. 19 at the Wal-Mart in downtown Cleveland. The event was sponsored by Cleveland Jobs with...