Across Michigan, Churches, Synagogues, Temples, Meeting Rooms, assorted places of worship, and in residences everywhere, the message of labor was spoken on the Sunday before Labor Day, and that message is clear… “we will not…
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‘Cipients Speak! by Maureen D. Taylor State Chair, MWRO Workers entered a new world yesterday, one that will have ramifications for their futures forever. The legislation called “RIGHT TO WORK” means that workers will forever…
Forwarded from a friend in the labor community: Mexican workers are being exploited by many US and foreign companies, especially auto parts suppliers. One of the largest is TRW which is headquartered here in Michigan….
‘CIPIENTS SPEAK by Maureen D. Taylor State Chair, MWRO May 2009 On Thursday, May 14th, 2009, most Americans woke up to the grim news that in order for Chrysler to save itself, 25% of the…
(reposted from the People’s Tribune, March 2009) Over the past year, more than 2.2 million homes have been lost to foreclosure, a record number. Some four million jobs have vanished, and jobs continue to be…
Excerpt from Commentary by the editors of Fight Back!, March 2009 …In Minnesota, welfare rights, labor, student and other community groups have formed a People’s Bailout Coalition to make the rich pay and to protect…
Streaming online tonight… Speakers for a New America Speakers from America’s Rust Belt discuss the crisis in auto, the bailout, poverty and solutions. Claire McClinton will be on KPFK Beautiful Struggle, at 7pm (PST), Tuesday,…
Having family and friends in prison teaches you a lot about what things are like from “the inside.” MWRO’s comrade and Benton Harbor political prisoner, Rev. Edward Pinkney, has been moved around to at least…
Labor Notes is now accepting applications Assistant Editor and Staff Writer/Organizer positions. We are looking for people with experience in or around the labor movement. A commitment to rank-and-file unionism is a must. Job duties…