Commentary
COMMENTARY: How the Labor Movement Can Thrive After Janus
|
The Supreme Court and the entire U.S. legal system have rarely been on the side of the U.S. working class, yet workers have continuously organized without the support of the law
Commentary
Dr. King’s Last Stand for Economic Justice
|
Our nation remembers the heartbreaking assassination, but few know Dr. King took his last breath in the midst of a struggle for the right to belong to a union.
Commentary
A Teacher’s Perspective: It’s Time to Stand Up for Public Schools
|
This March, a confluence of union action and national events has brought a welcome focus to the challenges our public schools face. As a teacher, I can attest to the seriousness of problems like inadequate funding, union-busting and gun violence, but I am heartened by the activism that is starting to spring up around the country.
Commentary
Events to commemorate 80th anniversary of 1934 strike
|
Events planned for four days July 17-20 will commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Minneapolis Teamsters strikes of 1934. considered the most significant single labor event in Minnesota history.
Commentary
Commentary: Bush pushes Social Security revamp fraud
|
It really is mourning in America when President Bush seeks to sunset the Social Security system workers rely on for a measure of dignity in life?s twilight, according to this commentary by retired Minnesota AFL-CIO Communications Director Ron Cohen.
Commentary
Commentary: Election 2004 shows that militancy is the road to success
|
Historian Dave Riehle offers an analysis of the 2004 election that, free of punditry, offers an optimistic picture for organized labor.
Commentary
Commentary: On Nov. 2, every vote is going to matter
|
One look at recent election results shows that your vote really does matter, Minneapolis CLUC President Bill McCarthy says.
Commentary
Commentary: Time to level the playing field for Americans
|
The Bush administration’s changes in Medicare, coupled with the fact that globalization is undermining the fragile U.S. health care system, make the need for national health care more clear than ever.
Commentary
Commentary: Let’s put a real premium on workplace safety
|
In his latest “View from the Ditch” column, Labor World editor Larry Sillanpa offers a novel solution to hazardous workplaces.
Commentary
Commentary: Is the political wheel rotating up for working families?
|
Commentator Larry Sillanpa, in his regular “View from the Ditch” column, says the results of Tuesday’s elections in Duluth bode well for working families.