Fred Gaboury

Fred Gaboury was a member of the Editorial Board of the print edition of People’s Weekly World/Nuestro Mundo and wrote frequently on economic, labor and political issues. Gaboury died in 2004. Here is a small selection of Fred’s significant writings: Eight days in May Birmingham and the struggle for civil rights; Remembering the Rev. James Orange; Memphis 1968: We remember; June 19, 1953: The murder of the Rosenbergs; World Bank and International Monetary Fund strangle economies of Third World countries

LATEST ARTICLES BY Fred Gaboury

Labor

Report takes aim at sweatships
February 7, 2003 By Fred Gaboury
Two British organizations recently released a report that paints a grim picture of working conditions on cruise ships, tarnishing the fun, romantic image that the cruise ship industry has cultivated.
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Labor

Yale unions & community unite
February 7, 2003 By Fred Gaboury
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – As snow fell here at noon on Jan. 27, hundreds of Yale workers rallied for a new union contract outside the hotel where negotiations were taking place.
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Labor

Bush budget blasted
February 7, 2003 By Fred Gaboury
President Bush’s $2.23 trillion budget for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1 is loaded with more than a trillion dollars in tax breaks for the rich, increased spending for the military-industrial complex and cuts in funding...
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Labor

World labor: Let the inspectors work
February 7, 2003 By Fred Gaboury
The AFL-CIO added its voice to the growing opposition to war with Iraq last week when federation President John Sweeney joined with John Monks, general secretary of the British Trades Union Congress, to urge President Bush...
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Labor

AFL-CIO tells Bush and Congress: Get real on the economy
January 31, 2003 By Fred Gaboury
The AFL-CIO charged in a Jan. 27 report that, despite President Bush’s rosy claims, the economy is in worse shape than it was two years ago when measured by all the key indicators important to working...
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U.S.

Human Rights Watch slams Bush record
January 31, 2003 By Fred Gaboury
In its criticism of the Bush administration, Human Rights Watch warns, “Leadership [in the field of human rights] requires more than a big stick and a thick wallet.
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World

Bush policies blasted At UN
January 31, 2003 By Fred Gaboury
Faced with growing international skepticism, George W. Bush used much of his State of the Union Address in an attempt to build support for his drive to war with Iraq.
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U.S.

Roe v. Wade fight moves to front burner
January 24, 2003 By Fred Gaboury
The battle to defend a woman’s right to choose moved to the front burner this week as the NARAL Pro-Choice America, the National Organization for Women and other organizations rallied their forces to defeat right-wing efforts...
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