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Church worker dispute resolved

August 29, 2003

Almost two months after five south Texas church workers were fired for unionizing, the ensuing dispute between the United Farm Workers (UFW) union and the Catholic Diocese of Brownsville has been partially resolved. On June 18...

New landmark honors workers dignity

August 29, 2003

DETROIT, Mich. – With its gleaming stainless steel arches reaching toward each other 63 feet in the air, a monument to Michigan’s working class, the Michigan Labor Legacy Project, was unveiled Aug. 20 in downtown Detroit....

The business of union-busting

August 29, 2003 By Tony Pecinovsky

"From Blackjack to Briefcases" should be read by anyone interested in economic and social justice.

Texas labor fights back

August 29, 2003

Bloodied but unbowed after a terrible state legislative session, Texas labor is laying plans to continue fighting. At the AFL-CIO convention in Austin July 24-26, over 400 delegates applauded the “Killer-D” state representatives who fled the...

Prop. 54 poses threat to equality

August 29, 2003

While the California recall vote will get most media attention before the Oct. 7 election, progressive-minded voters are also gearing up to defeat a ballot initiative that will appear on the same ballot – Proposition 54....