Saying that the labor movement’s focus on electoral politics, while yielding occasional success at the ballot box, has not translated into success for America’s working people, a resolution passed by SCFL delegates at their August 16 meeting went on to state: “If workers are to have any control over their lives, they must take control …
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Jul 09
Unions Need to Invest in Mass Participatory Education
By Bill Fletcher and Jane McAlevey – Before Wisconsinites voted down the attempt to recall Governor Scott Walker, and certainly since, principled progressives inside and outside of unions have disagreed on whether or not the campaign should have happened. In fact, between the two of us, we don’t fully agree about whether or not the …
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Jul 07
New Resource: Effective Strike and Lockout Assistance
(AFL-CIO) – No one wants a strike or lockout. But when the struggle for workplace justice forces workers to vote to strike, or to be locked out by management, the union community must see that the personal and family needs of workers are met.
The Strong on and Beyond the Picket Line: Organizing an Effective Strike …
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Jul 07
New Union Mentoring Guide Helps Build Future Leaders
Mike Hall, AFL-CIO – The Next Generation: A Handbook for Mentoring Future Union Leaders, just released by the Berger-Marks Foundation and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), provides hands-on advice and concrete tools for unions and other organizations to develop and implement mentoring programs for members and staff. Download the Mentoring Handbook here.
IWPR Study Director Cynthia …
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Jun 27
Cross Border Solidarity Fights Open Pit Mining in Colombia
Ever been to Marmato, Colombia? Ever heard of Marmato? Unlikely. Marmato is a small mining town built on the side of El Burro mountain in the lush and beautiful foothills of the Andes northwest of Bogota. For hundreds of years, the people of Marmato have lived in peace, with work – albeit hard work …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.scfl.org/2012/06/27/colombia-where-the-1-rules-with-impunity/
Jun 27
Unions ‘Grieve’ Open Government Violation As Contracting Out Report is 8 Months Late
Under the banner “Time for Sunshine in the Contract Mushroom Patch,” members of state employee unions gather in front of DOA Building on June 1 to call attention to the fact that the legally required report to the Legislature on state contracts with the private sector is now eight months late. The Walker Administration shows …
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Jun 27
Colombia Most Dangerous Country in World for Unionists
On May 23, Adolfo Devia, vice president of the Cali Colombia Municipal Workers Union, was walking on the street when a gunman opened fire. Devia wasn’t hit. But his 24-year-old brother, Johathan, was killed from one shot to the head. Two other people, including a 4-year-old girl, were wounded.
It might be called “business as …
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