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Book Review: Field Notes from a Catastrophe

Greenhouse gases can be both a curse and a blessing. Too little in the atmosphere leads to the cooling of the earth, too much to its heating up. If the atmosphere were free of greenhouse gases,...

Labor leaders call for action on climate change, green jobs

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The myth that labor is some type of dinosaur wedded to an extinct rust-belt economy was shattered here March 5 when the AFL-CIO executive council unanimously passed a resolution urging greening of...

Unions tackle housing and foreclosure crisis

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – “The seeds of this crisis were sown long ago and are symptoms of a low-wage economic strategy where workers are given the power to spend and borrow instead of an increase in...

Million member mobilization launched to achieve bargaining rights for workers

SAN DIEGO – Leaders of 56 national unions agreed here March 4, at an AFL-CIO executive council meeting, to collect written pledges from 10 percent of the federation’s members, one million workers, demanding an overhaul of...

Shades of Green: March 8