Labor
Black telephone workers fight for MLK holiday
June 6, 2003NEWARK, N.J. – Black telephone workers at Verizon are continuing their fight to force the company to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a paid holiday. Although Dr. King’s birthday was won as a federal...
Read more
Millions strike against privatization in India
June 6, 2003NEW DELHI, India – A one-day general strike brought many states to a virtual halt here. Up to 50 million workers participated in what trade union leaders called one of the “biggest strike[s] witnessed since Independence,”...
Read more
Student fast wins workers rights
June 6, 2003Six Stanford students ended a seven-day fast June 4 and celebrated victory in their campaign to win better conditions and more respect for university workers. The fasters had been supported by nearly 300 “solidarity fasters” and...
Read more
Illinois workers win pay hike
June 5, 2003CHICAGO – In the midst of rising regional unemployment, a massive budget crisis, and a widespread housing shortage, some of Illinois’ lowest paid workers will be receiving some relief. Both branches of the Illinois State Legislature...
Read more
ILWU rep brings greetings from Danny Glover to CBTU
May 30, 2003Clarence Thomas, executive board member of CBTU Northern California and executive board member of ILWU Local 10, read Danny Glover’s greetings to the CBTU convention. Thomas and Glover were students together at San Francisco State University....
Read more