Scott Marshall

Scott has been a life long trade unionist and was active in rank and file reform movements in the Teamsters, Machinists and Steelworkers unions in the 1970s and '80s. He was co-chair of the Save Our Jobs committee of USWA local 1834 at Pullman Standard in Chicago and active in nationwide organizing against plant shutdowns and layoffs. He was a founder of the unemployed organization Jobs or Income Now (Join), in Chicago, and the National Congress of Unemployed Organizations in the 1980s. Scott remains active in SOAR (Steelworkers Active Organized Retirees). He lives in Chicago.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Scott Marshall

Opinion

Workers of the world are uniting
June 25, 2012 By Scott Marshall
Last week IndustriALL, a new global union, was formed in Copenhagen, Denmark. It represents 50 million workers in 350 unions from all over the world.
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Opinion

The minimum wage, labor and the 2012 elections
June 15, 2012 By Scott Marshall
Unions and labor need to speak independently for all of the working class and working families.
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U.S.

Nurses to go ahead with Chicago protest
May 10, 2012 By Scott Marshall
Video: Nurses swing into action after Chicago pulls protest march permit.
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Labor

Labor fightback in the Great Recession
May 8, 2012 By Scott Marshall
For over 30 years the labor movement has faced relentless corporate, political, and right-wing attack. And since the "great recession," this attack has risen in intensity and viciousness.
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Labor

Steelworkers rally in solidarity with Mexican miners (with video)
February 28, 2012 By Scott Marshall
Steelworkers led a rally including union members, along with faith-based, community and occupy activists last Saturday, Feb. 25, in solidarity with the Mexican miners.
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Labor

Workers at Republic Windows occupy again and win again (with video)
February 27, 2012 By Scott Marshall
Serious Energy told the union that they were closing the plant right away and were not interested in finding a new buyer. Workers fought back.
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U.S.

Fighting for immigrant rights in Alabama: a video interview
February 3, 2012 By Scott Marshall
Last June Alabama passed one of the most draconian anti-immigrant laws in the country. Immigrant rights activists describe it as Arizona's bitter law on steroids.
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U.S.

Freedom is a constant struggle: Birmingham’s MLK march (with video)
January 18, 2012 By Scott Marshall
Birmingham honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (video)
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