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For a long time our local union was a sleeping giant in the community. Other groups solicited us only for our funds and not for our involvement. We were also losing ground in contract negotiations: Charleston is a major port, and we weren't taking advantage of that fact to address issues that...

The strike of nearly 30,000 Minnesota state workers came to an end after two weeks of picketing, demonstrations, and rallies all over the state. For years the two unions involved had been accepting raises below the level of inflation.

The events of September 11 have taken over the media spotlight from the movement against corporate-led globalization, which had previously been on the minds of governments, corporations, and social and labor movements alike.

But while the world mourns, the institutions of global capital...

More than 700 Teamsters in Amarillo, Texas are on a wildcat strike against the largest meatpacker in the world, IBP-Tyson, and against Teamsters Local 577. This is the third wildcat strike in as many years against meatpacking companies represented by the Teamsters.

With about 850 people in attendance, this year's Jobs with Justice conference in Cleveland September 6-9 was the biggest and the best yet. For many participants, this was their first time attending a national Jobs with Justice event. Almost everyone seemed to share a sense of excitement that...

People in Canada of Arab decent and of the Muslim faith in particular are being victimized. Muslim Canadians, Arab Canadians are no more responsible for these acts of terror than Christian Canadians were responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing.

Nurses have traditionally been advocates...