Labor

Bringin' Back the Best of the 70's: Lower Emissions, Funk, and Style!

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:23:31 +0000

The 1Sky Campaign is holding a national Day of Action to carry the momentum from this year's election into the Capitol and White House. On Tuesday, November 18th, volunteers will gather all over the country-with help from 1Sky, the Energy Action Coalition and 350.org--to welcome the President-elect and the new Congress by calling on them to make climate an immediate priority in 2009.

St. Louis Events on November 18th Include:

2:30pm

Filipino Workers hold March to protest against the GFMD

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:12:08 +0000

Foreign leaders of global unions around the world joined the Workers March in solidarity with the Solidarity Action of Labor against GFMD (SALAG), the first national labor formation created to respond to issues on migration and development. SALAG which led the rally includes the Labor Alliance for Better Order and Reform (LABOR), the different national public sector unions that are members of the Public Services International (PSI) in the Philippines, and the Solidarity of Union and Labor Organization for New Government (SULONG).

Wobfest

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:46:26 +0000

Fellow Workers:
the Chicago IWW is hosting the 2008 Midwest Wobfest, Nov.8-9 at the UE hall on 37 S. Ashland Avenue. All IWWs and other workers are invited. Presentations require a $10 registration fee. The Saturday night party is open to all (no registration required). You can register by mail, email, or at the door. See the attached documents for the schedule and registration form. Saturday lunch will be provided and housing will be arranged for those who need it.

Registration

The Concept of Work for Less

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:29:31 +0000

(and what you can do to help)

No one will be shocked that we're witnessing deception in politics. Someone long ago realized if you have an unpopular cause, you call it the opposite of what it is. We've endured that legacy ever since.

A relentless, decades-long attack on worker organizations

CIW Chipotle Protest @ U City Loop

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 20:00:17 +0000

Thursday, October 9, 11:30 a.m.
6310 Delmar - on the U City Loop

In a nutshell, the CIW and its allies across the country have already won campaigns against Taco Bell, McDonald's, Burger King and Whole Foods to get these huge corporations to take responsibility for the farmworker abuse and poverty (including actual cases of federally-prosecuted modern-day slavery) resulting from these corporations' high-volume, low-cost tomato purchasing practices.

Review: "FARE STRIKE! San Francisco 2005: First-Hand Accounts"

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:18:15 +0000

FARE STRIKE!

No to the Bailout of the Capitalist Speculators!

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:56:51 +0000

Expropriate the Bourgeoisie Through Workers Revolution!

No to the Bailout of the Capitalist Speculators!

Down with the Dictatorship of Finance Capital!

Gold reserves in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Since 1971, the American dollar is no longer backed by gold but only by confidence in the U.S. How long will that last? Photo: Federal Reserve Bank of New York

BLACK & GREEN WEDNESDAY - IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ARE WORKER RIGHTS @ Legacy Books

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:15:30 +0000

BLACK & GREEN WEDNESDAY - IMMIGRANT RIGHTS ARE WORKER RIGHTS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 7 PM

Legacy Books & Cafe, 5249 Delmar (near Union), St. Louis MO 63108

Keynote speaker: Al Rojas (former UFW organizer)

Sponsors: Gateway Green Alliance, Universal African Peoples
Organization.

Contact: 314-727-8554

http://www.gateway-greens.org

Al Rojas to Speak at SIUE Edwardsville

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:03:09 +0000

AL ROJAS (FORMER UFW ORGANIZER) SPEAKS AT SIUE ON SWEATSHOPS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1:00-2:30 P.M.

SIUE, Maple-Dogwood Room (2nd floor, Morris University Center)

Sponsor: United Students Against Sweatshops

Contact Amber Robins, siueusas@gmail.com

http://www.insteadofwar.org/site/calendar/events.php?id=E4527

Message on the occasion of the 60th founding anniversary of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 07:36:35 +0000

Comrade Kim Jong Il
General Secretary
Workers' Party of Korea
Pyongyang Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Dear Comrade Kim Jong Il,

The National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), including the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People's Army (NPA) and 15 other allied revolutionary organizations, extends its most heartfelt congratulations to you and the heroic people of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on the auspicious occasion of the 60th founding anniversary of the DPRK.