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Tue, 21 May 2013 12:06:31 +0000 -
Labor Department Hits the Road To Push Minimum Wage Hike
By Bruce Vail BALTIMORE—With one minimum wage hike proposal after another languishing in Congress, some advocates may have given up hope of an increase anytime soon. But Acting Labor Secretary Seth Harris is not discouraged.Harris, who has been the interim head of the Department of Labor since Hilda Solis’s resignation in January, has taken the […]
Fri, 17 May 2013 16:19:06 +0000 -
Stewart Acuff to Speak at Saturday Rally to Commemorate 1937 Republic Steel Memorial Day Massacre
by Stewart Acuff Tomorrow I will speak at a rally in Chicago to commemorate the Republic Steel Memorial Day Massacre of 1937 when 10 striking members of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee (SWOC) were shot down by the Chicago Police Department, because they were on strike for the 8 hour day and the right to […]
Fri, 17 May 2013 13:46:14 +0000 -
The Upside Down Economy
by Harold Meyerson One aspect that defines our current economy is that things are happening that shouldn’t be happening. I don’t mean that things are happening that are illegal or immoral. (Well, some of them are immoral, but that’s not what I mean.) Rather, things are happening that defy economic logic—a slippery term that really […]
Thu, 16 May 2013 03:33:25 +0000 -
LaborNotes Troublemakers School NYC May 18
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Thu, 16 May 2013 02:45:57 +0000 -
Sharecropping on Wheels
By Sarah Jaffe The port of Savannah, Georgia generates some $14.9 million in income each year and brings in goods that are dispensed throughout the South—including to a massive Wal-Mart distribution center in the nearby city of Statesboro. Savannah is now the country’s fourth largest container port, and the fastest growing. Traffic at the port […]
Wed, 15 May 2013 21:50:23 +0000 -
What Has Capitalism Done for Us Lately ?
Bill Moyers and Company   See this video.  It includes good explanations of cooperative work sites and ownership, such as Sacramento Municipal Utility District ( electric power).   http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-what-has-capitalism-done-for-us-lately/   It includes Sheila Bair, formerly of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  A Republican. Critic of the bail outs. Author of, Bull by the Horns: Fighting […]
Wed, 15 May 2013 01:20:04 +0000 -
A New Era for Worker Ownership, 5 Years in the Making
The New Era Windows Cooperative opens its doors (and windows) for business by Kari Lydersen Reprinted with permission from In These Times (May 9, 2013) The workers know launching and running a company won’t be easy, but given their deep knowledge of the industry and their personal investment in the project, they are confident they […]
Wed, 15 May 2013 00:19:22 +0000 -
We are Worth More
by Jack Metzgar Last month a few hundred retail and fast-food workers, from places like Sears, Dunkin’ Donuts, and McDonald’s, walked off their jobs for a rally in downtown Chicago.   Carrying signs saying “Fight for 15” (or “Lucha Por 15”) and “We Are Worth More,” these workers make $9 or $10 an hour, at best, […]
Tue, 14 May 2013 22:15:46 +0000 -
Change the draft immigration bill
As the Senate Judiciary Committee continues the “mark up” process on S.744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act, the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights asks individuals and groups to join them in signing an Open Letter to the Committee to adhere to the principles of human rights, labor rights, fairness […]
Tue, 14 May 2013 00:12:42 +0000 -
Apply to Join the 2013 Change Walmart Summer
Deadline to apply: May 17, 2013 This summer, the national movement to make change at Walmart will take a giant step forward. In the tradition of the 1964 Freedom Summer and the UFW’s grape boycott, a deeply committed group of labor, student and community supporters will spend the summer building local OUR Walmart and Making […]