Labor Notes Magazine, January 2008, No. 346

Minus Members’ Power, Unions Face Mounting Bargaining Woes

-- Mark Brenner, Mischa Gaus, Chris Kutalik

William Ehman got acquainted with the current direction of collective bargaining in his industry from the back of a squad car. . . . Read More

‘Card Check’ Takes a Hit

-- Kim Moody

The National Labor Relations Board rewrote in September a 40-year-old doctrine that will undermine one of labor’s more successful organizing tactics—card-check recognition. . . . Read More

In New York City: Carpenters Embrace Immigrant Organizing

-- Tiffany Ten Eyck

It wasn’t long ago that unionized carpenters were more likely to attack immigrant workers as they worked on construction sites than welcome them into a union hall. . . . Read More

Book review: Tony Mazzocchi: The Man Who Never Sold Out

-- Mark Dudzic

Tony Mazzocchi hated work. Don’t get me wrong. He was the hardest working labor leader I’ve ever met. The work he hated was the coerced, soul-numbing labor performed by untold millions in factories, offices and other hierarchical workplaces. . . . Read More

Immigration Targets Warehouse Workers Just Before Union Election

-- Mark Brenner

Rail Labor Activists Build Industry-Wide Caucus

-- Ron Kaminkow

Dominican Workers Press for Union Recognition, End to Intimidation at Free Trade Zone Factory

-- Lynnea Domienik

International Pressure Helps Win Independent Union in Mexico

-- Robin Alexander

Florida Farmworkers March Against Burger King, Fight Slavery in Fields

-- Tiffany Ten Eyck

Viewpoint: Green Jobs, or None

-- Nile Malloy

Weakened by Labor Board, Detroit Nurses Change Approach

-- Mischa Gaus