Labor
Steelworkers call for Civil Rights 2.0: A youth-led jobs revolution
February 17, 2010A ringing call for a new militant Civil Rights movement "2.0" centered on the fight for jobs was recently made by leaders of the United Steelworkers, Leo W. Gerard and Fred Redmond.
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Support is building for Transportation Security officers
February 15, 2010Transportation Security Officers responsible for keeping the country's airways safe and secure have been fighting their own struggle for security through collective bargaining rights.
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Labor campaigns vs. NUMMI closure
February 14, 2010Workers at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI) plant ratchet up pressure to keep the plant open despite Toyota's decision to shut it down in March.
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Extend jobless benefits!
February 8, 2010Without this extension millions of unemployed workers and families will be dropped from the rolls. Contact your senators now!
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MLK was a working-class hero
February 3, 2010"I AM A MAN," the signs proclaimed in large, bold letters. They were held high, proudly and defiantly, by African-American men marching through the streets of Memphis.
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