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Transit workers speak, the union listens

January 9, 2004

Workers’ Correspondence Transport Workers Union Local 100’s 38,000 members, employees of New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority, voted in union elections on Dec. 10. The overall results represent a vote of confidence for the local’s reform...

Southern California Grocery workers defending your health care

January 9, 2004

News Anaylsis Hindsight is 20-20 vision, so the saying goes. When Ronald Reagan declared war on labor, he began by destroying the PATCO (air traffic controllers) union. Everyone can see that now. All of labor and...

Battle cry to defeat Bush greets New Year

January 9, 2004

For the movements on the ground determined to defeat Bush in 2004, the New Year came roaring in like a lion. Recounting the attacks on Social Security, pensions, health care, and wages, William Burga, Ohio AFL-CIO...

Message to Congress: Extend jobless benefits

January 9, 2004

WASHINGTON – The New Year was a time of revelry for the corporate rich as government reports confirmed a surge in profits and productivity in the final quarter of 2003. George W. Bush trumpeted the news...

Dadle duro a Safeway

December 19, 2003

LOS ANGELES – “Vaciemos las tiendas Safeway y sus cajas de dinero” tomando acción para separarlos de la fuente de su dinero – los consumidores y las comunidades – dijo Doug Dority, presidente del sindicato Trabajadores...