A Bit Better- TAPPED on Unions - This is a bit better by TAPPED, in that they agree unions are wonderful: they're just irrelevant. A step forward...
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September 09, 2003
Tapped Disses Labor - What the hell is wrong with Tapped these days? They are going rightwing on immigration, trashing "identity politics", and now...
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September 06, 2003
No Progressive Policy w/o Labor - Usually when labor in politics is discussed, it comes down to comparisons of PAC dollars contributed where labor is outspent...
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September 05, 2003
Labor's Support for Civil Rights - [Note this history comes from a number of sources, including Working Class New York by Joshua Freeman, Time on the...
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September 03, 2003
Unions Strengthen the Economy - Before I hear the usual rightwing ramble about unions sinking the economy and driving jobs overseas, note two basic realities....
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September 02, 2003
How Unions Increase Pay - [Note that I've added a link to this older post on Why Unions Have Trouble Organizing Workers.] The fact that...
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September 01, 2003
Why Unions? Human Dignity - I am going to do a series this week on why progressives should be more committed to promoting unionization as...
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June 27, 2003
How Unions Help Low-Income Workers - Read this article on how unionizing janitors has helped a large section of this low-wage, uninsured workforce gain living wages...
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June 19, 2003
Who is in Unions - More in response to Kevin. There is a stereotype that unions organize richer workers. Which misses the point that unions...
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Hispanics in Cali: Earn more than in TX - And the reason? Unions. As the Houston Chonicle points out, both California and Texas have large immigrant Hispanic communities, but...
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