Larry Rubin

Larry Rubin has been a union organizer, a speechwriter and an editor of union publications. He was a civil rights organizer in the Deep South and is often invited to speak on applying Movement lessons to today's challenges. He has produced several folk music shows.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Larry Rubin

Labor

Striking federal contract workers demand “$15 and a union”
July 28, 2015 By Larry Rubin
All are employed by huge corporations that have been awarded contracts by the federal government, and all earn poverty wages.
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Labor

“La Bestia” victims call for immigration reform
July 27, 2015 By Larry Rubin
Hernández lost his left leg and arm and part of his right hand when he fell from the top of a moving freight train while trying to reach the U.S. - he was desperate.
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U.S.

Huckabee comparison of Iran deal to Holocaust reflects power of money
July 27, 2015 By Larry Rubin
To get elected, many right-wing politicians depend upon millions from AIPAC, the oil-rich Koch brothers and the gambling casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson.
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World

Cuba-U.S. relations: the hard road toward normalization begins
July 21, 2015 By Larry Rubin
A large crowd gathered to watch the flag raising; they cheered as the Cuban flag flew over the embassy for the first time in 54 years.
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Labor

DC unions back streetcar workers fired for organizing
July 13, 2015 By Larry Rubin
"The fired streetcar workers are heroes and they stood up for the right of workers to organize a union; they stood up for the dignity of workers."
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U.S.

Freedom fighting: also a Southern tradition
July 6, 2015 By Larry Rubin
Many white people in the South held no one in captivity. Lies and false fear, not ideals, were used to convince them to vote for leaving the Union.
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U.S.

Populism 2015 Conference launches campaign for “new” economy
April 21, 2015 By Larry Rubin
They came from across America to launch a wide ranging, broad-based plan to make things right.
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