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Union was in her soul
September 20, 2009Crystal Lee Sutton, the North Carolina textile worker played by Sally Fields in the 1975 movie "Norma Rae," has died of cancer. Many have pointed to her death as another tragic example of the impact of...
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Tale of two worlds
September 19, 2009At the AFL-CIO labor convention, teabaggers, birthers and other haters seem a world away. Firefighters, ironworkers, teachers and office professionals all took the floor making the case for a labor movement fully engaged on fighting for...
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LETTERS, September 19, 2009
September 19, 2009Tucson for EFCATucson, Arizona, became the latest city to endorse passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. Tucson’s Republican Mayor, and the all Democratic city council voted unanimously to pass a resolution extolling the proposed legislation...
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Crystal Lee Sutton: Thunder in North Carolina
September 19, 2009In the 1960s and early 1970s, textile workers in North Carolina inspired labor and workers everywhere with their successful assault on the Southern, non-union fortress, built by JP Stevens. In 1967, the Steven’s sweatshop empire included...
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The Baader Meinhof Complex: a movie review
September 19, 2009At every political gathering, it seems, there are those who decide to go off in some strange direction.
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