Labor

Its dog eat dog in textile

May 7, 2004

Workers’ correspondence I recall being told when I was very young that if I worked hard for my employer I would always have a job. This may have been true decades ago, but today it’s dog...

UAW Local 259 fights for dignity and respect

May 7, 2004

NEW YORK – Auto mechanics, members of United Auto Workers Local 259 working at New York City car dealer Star Toyota, have been out on strike for nearly eight months. The mechanics had been working without...

Activists challenge U.S. border policies

May 7, 2004

TUCSON – Over 3,000 people have died, most of dehydration and heat exhaustion, since the implementation of tighter immigration policies in the 1990s by the U.S. Border Patrol along the Mexican border. “In shocking contrast to...

Justice-seekers fill St. Viators pews

May 7, 2004

CHICAGO – The pews at St. Viator’s church filled with health care workers, their children and supporters on a chilly May 2 Sunday.

ST. LOUIS Salute to working-class heroes

May 7, 2004

ST. LOUIS – Nearly 100 union members, community leaders, student activists and others attended the Missouri/Kansas Friends of the People’s Weekly World 12th Hershel Walker Peace and Justice Awards Breakfast here April 24. Roberta Wood, labor...