Truthout
Labor
|
Chinese Labor Activists Get Shut Out, but Won’t Shut Up
There have been reports of authorities in Guangdong harassing and pressuring non-governmental groups that advocate for workers and educate them about their labor rights.
Economic Update: “Democracy at Work”
Updates on European crisis (creative Spanish anti-austerity politics, Mondragon avoids worst of crisis, suicides in response to crisis), Chilean students' strike against privatized education as bad education.
Bob Pollin: Full Employment and the Swedish Model
Bob Pollin: In the quest for a short term solution to the crisis, there is a lot to learn from Swedish social-democracy.
The Greek Grassroots Challenge the Politics of Austerity
Authors Harrison and Landy recently returned from a trip to Greece, where they met with activists and others to gain a better understanding of the popular upsurge against the …
|
Paul Ryan Tied to Corrupt Union Accused of Threatening Dissidents
Paul Ryan is closely tied to a union accused of retaliating against members who dared criticize its financial backing of Republican candidates. Among those candidates were Wisconsin Gov. Scott …
Why Boycotting Hyatt Is More Than Just a Union Issue: An Interview With Activist Cleve Jones
If the labor movement is to have a future in the United States, it will depend on its ability to show how the issues it champions are not just …
|
Arizona Governor Tries to Thwart Obama’s Immigration Directive With Executive Order
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer takes immediate steps to challenge President Obama's new immigration policy.
|
“We Are Prepared to Die”: Workers in Colombia at General Motors Plant Sew Their Mouths Shut to Protest Backbreaking Labor Conditions
Instead of providing medical care and changing the work patterns of injured employees, General Motors fires them.
|
Start a Little War
Copyright Universal Uclick.
|
William Rivers Pitt: Beneath the Bottom of the Barrel
It is a national disgrace that any old person is forced to rummage through garbage for a few extra pennies to survive.