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March 2010

Saturday
March 20

Weekly Round-Up: Workers Protest Banks, Airlines, Mandatory Overtime

Posted by Jennifer Braudaway
Saturday
March 20

Cast Adrift: America’s Jobless Cope With Shredded Safety Net

Posted by Roger Bybee
Friday
March 19

Guestworkers Sue Employer, as Calls for Immigration Reform Grow Louder

Posted by R. M. Arrieta
Friday
March 19

School Grounds as Battlefield: Political Lessons at an Arabic-themed School

Posted by Michelle Chen
Friday
March 19

Battle Brewing Between Mexican Miners, Govt., After Court Rules Strike Illegal

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Thursday
March 18

AFL-CIO: ‘Imperfect’ Health Reform is ‘Important First Step’

Posted by David Moberg
Thursday
March 18

‘Friendly’ Commonwealth Games Not So Friendly to Workers

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Thursday
March 18

$18 Billion Jobs Bill Passes—Just 10.8 Million Jobs Short

Posted by Art Levine
Thursday
March 18

Sick and Tired, But Still Standing: Ground Zero Workers Weigh a Settlement

Posted by Michelle Chen
Wednesday
March 17

Will Obama Pursue Promised New Approach to Trade, or Continue Bush Model?

Posted by David Moberg
Wednesday
March 17

Moore Lappé on Why Wealth Concentration is Bad for Human Nature (Video)

Posted by Jeremy Gantz
Wednesday
March 17

Farewell, Toyota: Union Agrees to Settlement Over Factory Closing

Posted by Akito Yoshikane
Tuesday
March 16

In San Francisco, Union Democracy Goes on Trial

Posted by Carl Finamore  ·  nuhw organized labor seiu
Tuesday
March 16

Nationwide Bank Protests Push Reform Agenda, Ask ‘Where’s My Bailout?’

Posted by David Moberg
Tuesday
March 16

Foreclosure Crisis Persists, as Families Eagerly Await ‘Cramdowns’

Posted by Roger Bybee
Monday
March 15

Fired Warehouse Workers to Vacuum-Maker: ‘Clean Up Your Act!’

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Monday
March 15

On Eve of Election, Britain’s Labor Party Takes on Labor

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Monday
March 15

What Will Activists Do? Progressive Agenda, Health Reform On the Line

Posted by Art Levine
Saturday
March 13

Fed Up With State Crisis and Cuts, Activists ‘March for California’s Future’

Posted by Seth Sandronsky
Friday
March 12

Adding Insult to Injury: After Deep Union Concessions, Mercury Marine Execs Snag Bonuses

Posted by Roger Bybee
Friday
March 12

E-ZPass Workers Face Stiff Resistance to Unionizing

Posted by Akito Yoshikane
Friday
March 12

Injustice by the Pound: Farm Activists Work to ‘Bust Up Big Ag’

Posted by Michelle Chen
Thursday
March 11

Republican Senators Crusade Against a FedEx Union

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Thursday
March 11

A Cry in the Dark? Q & A With Alabama Living-Wage Activist

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Thursday
March 11

Obama’s Futile Bipartisanship Quest: Bad for Jobs, Real Health Reform?

Posted by Art Levine
Wednesday
March 10

Can Freelancers Unite? New Union Aims to Organize Contract Workers

Posted by Richard Greenwald
Wednesday
March 10

Illinois Judge: Verizon’s Proposed Landline Sell Off Too Risky

Posted by Rand Wilson
Wednesday
March 10

When the Truth Hurts: Intelligence Agencies vs. Whistleblower Protections

Posted by Michelle Chen
Tuesday
March 9

Flanders: Working Families, Unions Losing Patience With Dems (VIDEO)

Posted by Jeremy Gantz
Tuesday
March 9

Facing Mass Lay-Offs, Whirlpool Workers Choose to Fight Company

Posted by Joseph Varga  ·  activism jobs organized labor
Tuesday
March 9

Struggling University Students Take on ‘Dr. Pepper Spray’ in Milwaukee

Posted by Roger Bybee
Monday
March 8

The Socialist Roots of International Women’s Day

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Monday
March 8

L.A. Sparks Revolt Against Banks and Wall Street Shakedowns, Abuses

Posted by Art Levine
Sunday
March 7

Florida Modern-Day Slavery Museum Hits the Road

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Saturday
March 6

Weekly Round-Up: Big Week for the Streets

Posted by Jennifer Braudaway
Saturday
March 6

Jobless Rate Steady in February, as ‘Two Separate Americas’ Persist

Posted by Roger Bybee
Friday
March 5

Seattle Students Take to Streets on ‘Day of Action’

Posted by Adam Case
Friday
March 5

Stop and Go Negotiations in Alabama, as ‘Crimson Ride’ Drivers Push for Better Wages

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Friday
March 5

Chanting ‘Save Our Schools,’ Tens of Thousands Rally Across California

Posted by R. M. Arrieta
Thursday
March 4

Labor Unrest Roils Global Aviation Industry

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Thursday
March 4

Will Massive Statewide Protests Staunch Calif. Budget Bleeding?

Posted by R. M. Arrieta
Thursday
March 4

After Breaking Logjam, Will New Senate Jobs Bills Fall Short?

Posted by Art Levine
Thursday
March 4

Unions Plan Political Work Despite Strained Relations With Obama

Posted by David Moberg
Thursday
March 4

A Union for the Unemployed? ‘UCubed’ Tries to Organize Jobless in Internet Age

Posted by Micah Williams  ·  activism jobs recession unemployment
Wednesday
March 3

Street Vendors Protest Stifling Regulations—and Start to Organize

Posted by Akito Yoshikane  ·  activism government workplace justice
Wednesday
March 3

Axed in a Flash: Surviving Life After Layoffs

Posted by Stephen Franklin
Wednesday
March 3

Young People Wait Out the Recession…and Their Youth

Posted by Michelle Chen
Wednesday
March 3

Troublemakers Go to ‘School’ in Boston

Posted by Rand Wilson
Tuesday
March 2

Will Apple Feel Any Heat for Violations of Its Own Labor Code?

Posted by Emily Udell
Tuesday
March 2

Bunning Shamelessly Intensifies ‘National Experiment in Stress’

Posted by Roger Bybee
Tuesday
March 2

Appraising Obama Alliance, Labor Leaders Push for Jobs

Posted by David Moberg
Tuesday
March 2

Northwestern Students Challenge University With Living Wage Campaign

Posted by Chenault Taylor  ·  activism jobs workplace justice
Tuesday
March 2

Calif. Unions Step Up Opposition to Public Education Gutting

Posted by Seth Sandronsky
Monday
March 1

SEIU’s Mega-Local Meltdown: Size Matters, But Members Matter More

Posted by Steve Early
Monday
March 1

AFL-CIO Leaders Assemble This Week to Talk Jobs, Strategize

Posted by David Moberg
Monday
March 1

Greek Government Ignores Strikers, Listens to EU as Crisis Mounts

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Monday
March 1

Letter from the UP: Union Members at the Iron Inn

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Monday
March 1

Healthcare Reform: The Price of Failure if Democrats Don’t Win

Posted by Art Levine

February 2010

Saturday
February 27

Weekly Workers’ Round-up: Rio Tinto Workers Continue Struggle, Educators Stand Up

Posted by Jennifer Braudaway
Friday
February 26

As Congress Stiffs Jobless, Deficit Hawk, Liberal Economist Plead: Create Jobs Now!

Posted by Art Levine
Friday
February 26

Unions Fight to Save—and Stimulate—Manufacturing Jobs

Posted by David Moberg
Friday
February 26

Goodbye Wifes and Daughters: Another Cautionary Coal Story

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Friday
February 26

Is Unemployment Killing Us? Workers in Critical Condition

Posted by Michelle Chen
Thursday
February 25

To Regain Public’s Support, Labor and Dems Must Push Harder for Jobs

Posted by Roger Bybee
Thursday
February 25

Staunch House Labor Supporter Hasn’t Made Up Mind on Health Reform

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Thursday
February 25

‘Kaleidoscopic’ Worker Protests Grow in Iran

Posted by David Moberg
Thursday
February 25

Toyota Wages PR Battle With Workers

Posted by Richard Greenwald
Wednesday
February 24

What Happens When the Poor Get Even Poorer?

Posted by Stephen Franklin
Wednesday
February 24

Image Problem: Unions Losing American Popularity Contest, Survey Says

Posted by Akito Yoshikane
Wednesday
February 24

Midwifery: The Labor of Labor Seeks Rebirth

Posted by Michelle Chen
Tuesday
February 23

Five Days Left. Will Congress Act to Help Jobless?

Posted by Roger Bybee
Tuesday
February 23

Inside Organizing and Outside Representation, at San Fran’s Grand Hyatt

Posted by Carl Finamore
Tuesday
February 23

Flying the Unfriendly Skies: Lufthansa Pilots Strike

Posted by Emily Udell
Monday
February 22

With Public Option Momentum Growing, Will Progressives Still Fight for New Obama Plan?

Posted by Art Levine
Monday
February 22

Florida’s Miami-Dade County Passes Landmark Anti-Wage Theft Ordinance

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Saturday
February 20

Weekly Workers’ Round-Up: Hunger Strike, Security Officer Solidarity

Posted by Jennifer Braudaway
Friday
February 19

Last Hope for Healthcare?  Liberals’ Feb. 24 ‘Virtual’ DC March, Reconciliation

Posted by Art Levine
Friday
February 19

After Long Wait and Protests, Laid-Off Quad City Workers Reach Settlement

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Friday
February 19

Open Season on Working Poor, as Tax Day Nears

Posted by Stephen Franklin
Friday
February 19

U.N. Report Presents a Richer View of Poverty

Posted by Michelle Chen
Thursday
February 18

‘Free Trade,’ Obama, and Colombia’s Death-Squad Killings

Posted by Roger Bybee
Thursday
February 18

LA Mayor Goes on Offensive, as Job Cuts Loom, Fiscal Crisis Grows

Posted by R. M. Arrieta
Thursday
February 18

Fatal Conn. Gas Blast Followed Worker’s Frantic Last-Minute Evacuation Call

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Thursday
February 18

The ‘Clean Energy Arms Race’ Heats Up in Wisconsin

Posted by Kari Lydersen
Wednesday
February 17

Organizing, Not Mourning, in Salt Lake City

Posted by Rand Wilson
Wednesday
February 17

Will the Olympics Be Good for Vancouver’s Less Fortunate?

Posted by Akito Yoshikane
Wednesday
February 17

Lawsuit Sheds Light on Guestworkers in Hostile Terrain

Posted by Michelle Chen
Tuesday
February 16

How to Succeed After Failing: Teamsters’ Continental Campaign Pays Off

Posted by Carl Finamore  ·  organized labor teamsters union elections
Tuesday
February 16

Jobless Growing Desperate, Angry, as Unemployment Deadline Looms

Posted by Roger Bybee
Tuesday
February 16

Around the Country, State Employees Rally Against Furloughs, Pay Cuts

Posted by Emily Udell
Monday
February 15

Olympic Officials Ignored Safety Risks Before Luge Death

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein
Saturday
February 13

Are Senate Dems Committing Political Suicide Over Jobs Bill?

Posted by Art Levine
Saturday
February 13

Two And a Half Years Later, NYC Workers Win Wage-Theft Case

Posted by Adam Case
Saturday
February 13

Weekly Workers’ Round-Up

Posted by Jennifer Braudaway
Friday
February 12

Why is Obama Taking Recovery Advice From GE’s CEO?

Posted by Roger Bybee
Friday
February 12

Michigan Yoopers Keep Close Eye on Calif. Mining Struggle

Posted by Kari Lydersen  ·  activism environment protests
Friday
February 12

Bipartisanship on Jobs Bill: Agreeing to Fail

Posted by Michelle Chen
Thursday
February 11

Enough is Enough: Janitors Hold One-Day Safeway Stoppage

Posted by R. M. Arrieta
Thursday
February 11

Against All Odds, Argentine Workers Keep Co-Op Movement Alive

Posted by Jeremy Gantz
Thursday
February 11

Strikes Grip Debt-Laden Greece as EU Offers Bailout

Posted by Lindsay Beyerstein

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