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Feed the children

January 18, 2002

Many Americans might be shocked to learn that in our wealthy nation, where there is so much food available in wastefully large portions, millions of children still go hungry every day. Although the popular stereotype of...

Arizona county adopts living wage

January 18, 2002

TUCSON, Ariz. – Pima County, Ariz.’s second most populous, became the latest jurisdiction to adopt a “living wage” ordinance. When the 3-2 party line vote was announced security guards and janitors hugged each other with joy....

Steelworkers fight to save benefits

January 18, 2002

WARREN, Ohio – United Steelworkers of America (USWA) officials have been busy holding informational meetings for workers and retirees in those communities affected by LTV’s latest declaration of bankruptcy. One of these was a retirees meeting...

So that the pursuit of peace will take precedence …

January 18, 2002

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is remembered for many things: his commitment to non-violence, to civil rights and civil liberties, to economic justice, against racism, for African-American equality and for his support of workers fighting to...

Court rules against Bush anti-labor order

January 18, 2002

The Bush administration’s steamroller against workers’ rights ran into a detour last week when, for the second time a federal court threw out one of the president’s union-busting Executive Orders. The Order that the Court declared...