Labor Notes Archive

July, 2007

Using the Web to Get Out Labor’s Message
General Electric: Local Members’ Actions Key to National Contract Settlement
Korean Unionists Protest Free Trade Agreement with U.S.
Steward's Corner
Filipino Workers Forced to Choose Between Families and Jobs
La Huelga de los Carpinteros Pone un Alto a la Explosión de Construcción en Pórtland

June, 2007

Bargaining Tactics for Pensions
Carpenters Strike Halts Construction Boom in Portland
Service Employees End California Nursing Home Partnership
Public Sector Strikes Sweep through South Africa

May, 2007

Stewards Corner: Running a Multi-Pronged Contract Campaign
Jobs, Wages, Health Care, Pensions--All in Jeopardy as Chrysler Is Sold to Private Firm
Give Your Union a Dues Checkup
Viewpoint: Labor Should Fight for Single-Payer Retirement, Health Care
Airbus layoffs unite German, French, British and Spanish workers.
UT Faculty Fight for Fair Pay, Benefits

April, 2007

'New Economy' High-Tech Jobs Look Much Like Old Economy Low-Wage Work
Winning Sick Leave at the Citywide Level
McDonald’s Agrees to Higher Pay for Florida Farmworkers; Next Target is Burger King
Farm Labor Organizer Is Murdered in Mexico
A Look at Three ‘Strategic Campaigns’
Neither Victory Nor Defeat at Northrop Grumman: 28-Day Strike Wins 28 Cents More

March, 2007

Still Reeling from Hurricane Katrina: Mississippi Shipyard Workers Strike for Fair Pay, Benefits
West Virginia Walkout: Fed Up with Low Pay, Teachers Take to the Picket Lines
Viewpoint: How To Revitalize the UAW
Delphi Workers Fight Plant Closing in Spain
What is Single Payer Health Care? Why Would it Be Better?
Viewpoint: AFL-CIO Endorses Medicare for All, While Change To Win’s Andy Stern Trashes It
Social Forum To Be Held in Atlanta
Defeating Employee Free Choice Act Is Top Priority for the Union Busters

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