Labor Notes Archive

March, 2004

New York Teachers Fear for Working Conditions as Union Leader Offers Preemptive Concessions
Mad Cow Fights Privatization

February, 2004

Hardship, Dissent, and Questions about Union Strategy- Supermarket War of Attrition Drags Into Fourth Month
AFL-CIO Refuses to “Clear the Air” on Foreign Policy, Operations
International-Appointed Trustee Appeals Election Defeat- Philadelphia Service Employees’ Local Elections Become Battleground f
Viewpoint- Bush’s Guest Worker Proposal: Good for Business, Bad for Workers
Steward's Corner- Member-Organizers Shape Bottom-up Campaign
Freedom Rides Create Local Rallying Point for New York City Immigrant Rights Activists

January, 2004

Month Three- California Grocery Strikers Hold Firm
Health Care Workers in British Columbia Face Privatization, Sweetheart Contract
Higher Premiums Mean Higher Profits: Why Your Health Care Insurance Is More Expensive
Service Employees Local 660- Los Angeles County Workers Beat Back Hikes in Health Insurance Premiums

December, 2003

Grocery Workers Fight Health Cuts and Job Loss to Vendors
Homeland Security Targets Immigrants Working With Hazardous Chemicals
Steward's Corner: Info Requests Can Cool an Overzealous Boss
Borders Workers Strike Over Poor Pay & Benefits
Reform Officer Takes on Challenges Facing Women in Both the Teamsters and the Workplace

November, 2003

Dispatches from Miami: Special Report
Rallies Across the Country Greet Immigrant Worker Freedom Riders
Healthcare Cost Shifting and Two-Tier Fights Draw New Battle Lines in Grocery Industry
IT Workers Latest Victims of "Global Economy"
Hidden Surprises in New Auto Contracts
Thousands of Unionists Expected to Join Miami Trade Protest
Workers at Miami University Win Small Wage Gain But Moral Victory in First-Ever Strike
Letter to the Editor: Fed Up with the SEIU, Brown University Workers Form Independent Union
GE Workers Fight Back in India, Reach out to GE Workers in the US

October, 2003

Workers Centers Introduction
First National Meeting of Worker Centers Discusses Strategies, Vision
In Koreatown, Los Angeles Workers Center Fights for Immigrant Worker Rights

September, 2003

New Unity Partnership: Five Union Presidents Launch Bid to 'Revolutionize' AFL-CIO

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