Labor

Pray for the dead, fight like hell for the living

May 7, 2004

PITTSBURGH – The chilling clang of the metal bell stilled the spring air April 28 as hundreds of workers gathered to remember their brothers and sisters killed on the job and to recharge their batteries to...

Workers comp law a big step backward

May 7, 2004 By Joseph Hancock

LOS ANGELES – Workers Memorial Day was observed April 28 at the UCLA Labor Center’s downtown campus as workers and labor relations professionals gathered for a comprehensive “clinic” on California’s new workers’ compensation law.

Its dog eat dog in textile

May 7, 2004

Workers’ correspondence I recall being told when I was very young that if I worked hard for my employer I would always have a job. This may have been true decades ago, but today it’s dog...

UAW Local 259 fights for dignity and respect

May 7, 2004

NEW YORK – Auto mechanics, members of United Auto Workers Local 259 working at New York City car dealer Star Toyota, have been out on strike for nearly eight months. The mechanics had been working without...

Activists challenge U.S. border policies

May 7, 2004

TUCSON – Over 3,000 people have died, most of dehydration and heat exhaustion, since the implementation of tighter immigration policies in the 1990s by the U.S. Border Patrol along the Mexican border. “In shocking contrast to...