Labor

Class struggle is a fact, not a theory

September 1, 2006

Let me make something perfectly clear up front. Along with some powerful disagreements, I have a great deal of respect for Andy Stern, president of the Service Employees union. He and his union have made and...

EDITORIAL: The power of unity

September 1, 2006

On Sept. 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers paraded in New York City, organized by the Knights of Labor. That unpaid day off was the start of what later became Labor Day. Today, 104 years later, the...

EDITORIAL: Grim numbers and a chance for change

September 1, 2006

A couple of economic reports grimly confirm what workers across the U.S. already know from their own experience. One report shows median hourly wages declining 2 percent since 2003, when adjusted for inflation, despite steady rises...

Organizing drives gain momentum: An interview with AFL-CIO Organizing Director Stewart Acuff

September 1, 2006

WASHINGTON (PAI) — Joint organizing drives involving two or three unions, some of them in notoriously anti-union “right to work” states, will lead to wins for organized labor, says AFL-CIO Organizing Director Stewart Acuff. And, he...

Autoworker walks across Ohio for health care

September 1, 2006

Dave Pavlick doesn’t fit any of the tired old stereotypes of an activist. At age 53, a former Marine and active UAW member, Dave spent 30 years working as a corrections officer. A family man, he...