Labor Notes Archive

August, 2004

Choose Your Label ... Worker or Professional?
California AFL-CIO Rebukes Labor’s National Level Foreign Policy Leaders
Honduran Teachers Win Month-Long Strike In Defense of Public Education
AFL-CIO’s Timid Approach Makes It Irrelevant in Health Care Debate

July, 2004

Labor and Politics
Longshore Rank and Filers Sue To Annul Contract Vote
Labor Board to Non-Union Workers:‘You’re on Your Own When You Face the Boss’
Seattle Grocery Workers Locked in Contract Battle
Canadian Telecom Industry Rocked by Deregulation, Competition, Mergers, Technology
NLRB’s Weingarten Decision Also Hurts Workers in ‘Non-Majority’ Unions
What’s Wrong with our Political Action?

June, 2004

Auto Parts Workers Strike Over Pay Cuts, Job Cuts, New Hire Wages
Postal Service Plans To ‘Outplace’ Disabled Workers
Victor Reuther: 1912-2004
Longshore Contract Passes Narrowly; Opponents Claim Vote Was Unfair
From Democrat to Green in San Francisco Union Switches Mayoral Endorsement to Third-Party Candidate

May, 2004

Gas Prices Fuel Port Drivers’ Revolt
Telephone Workers Pressure SBC as Contract Expires
After the Grocery Strike: Forum Looks at Next Steps
“Vote No” Campaign Heats Up Over East Coast Longshore Union Contract
Para-Transit Bus Drivers Overcome Local’s Inertia, Win Two-Week Strike
Reform Groups Build Pressure on Carpenter Leadership
The Loyal Opposition in New York's Teachers Union Collapses After Making Deal with Unity Caucus
Yikes! A Politician On The Shop Floor

April, 2004

Tyson Decert Try Foiled By Teamster Reformers
What’s Behind the Jobless Recovery?
Globalization and Labor Stir It Up on the Plantations of Bengal
Bay Area Grocery Locals Must Overcome Hurdles To Avoid Southern California’s Concessions
Lessons from the recent failure of Weirton Steel's ESOP
Two-Tiered Grocery Contract Leaves Anger, Questions

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