Philly digs deep will you join in?
Labor’s fight to organize the unorganized. Activists in the historic election victories of November. New York City bus and subway workers and taxi drivers. Jewish grandmothers and grandfathers for peace. Detroit autoworkers. Communist Party leaders and activists.
Budget and planet friendly gift ideas
Budget and planet friendly gift ideas
Sit-in!
CHICAGO — “We’re here to demand our rights,” said Manuella Rivera in a gentle but firm voice, “and we’ll stay until we get justice.” Rivera, a 58-year-old window assembler, is among 250 courageous workers at Republic Windows and Doors who have occupied the plant since Dec. 5 when it was shut down after the company’s main financer, Bank of America, refused to extend a line of credit.
Only one fix for auto industry: nationalize it
A raging debate is under way across the country, in Congress and between the incoming Obama and outgoing Bush administrations on the fate of the auto industry. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler CEOs have faced tough questioning in Congress. GM is begging for $25 billion to keep it and its ailing Detroit counterparts going. But nobody seems too thrilled about the prospect.
Dear Friends and Supporters,
As you likely know, we have been experiencing heavy delays in the delivery of subscriptions to you, our readers. This has been going on for some time, since we began shipping the People’s Weekly World from Chicago. We have traced the trouble to the Chicago post office, but the issue is endemic. Across the country, postal processing facilities have been consolidated, against the wishes of the postal workers’ unions, into understaffed super centers. Other small, national publications have reported the same troubles.
Hurricane Ike: Dj vu all over again
GALVESTON, Texas — After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, many speculated that if a similar disaster hit Texas, the Bush administration would respond more positively. Over two months after Hurricane Ike struck, the evidence suggests otherwise.
Street theater links general strike date to todays struggles
OAKLAND, Calif. — For a moment last weekend the leaves of the calendar flipped backward, as Latham Square in the center of downtown became again the site of that great post-World War II demonstration of labor solidarity, the Oakland General Strike of 1946.
Letters December 6, 2008
Imagine a health care system Or no change? Coverage on Mumbai Bottom up change
Top shots in IAM photo contest
Along with crafting quality products, Machinists (IAM) members can take some pretty snappy photos, too. The union’s annual photo contest is a chance for members to capture on film—or pixels—the wide range of work done by Machinists across the country.
Hire education: Unions launch campaign for disabled performers
Although 20 percent of Americans—56 million people—between the ages of 5 and 64 are living with a disability, they are represented by less than 2 percent of characters on TV.
