February 22, 2008 third in a series on labor and global warming after Bali In a previous post, we described an upcoming conference on Green Jobs sponsored by the Blue-Green Alliance, a “strategic partnership” of the United Steelworkers union and the environmentalist Sierra Club. And we described how the emerging labor-environmentalist coalition could have… Read More »
TURTLES AND TEAMSTERS TOGETHER AGAIN?
February 12, 2008 (second in a series on labor and global warming after Bali) At the 1999 “Battle of Seattle” against the World Trade Organization, a prominent sign celebrated the emerging labor-environmental coalition with the slogan, “Turtles and Teamsters: Together at Last!” The threat of global warming is updating that slogan to “Turtles and… Read More »
SMITHFIELD PACKING V. THE CONSTITUTION
February 1, 2008 (First of a series) A Federal court in Virginia ruled on January 29th that Smithfield Packing could proceed with a civil lawsuit filed under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) against the United Food and Commercial Workers, Jobs With Justice, and others. At issue is a corporate campaign spearheaded… Read More »
BEYOND CHINA’S NEW LABOR CONTRACT LAW
January 10, 2008 China’s new labor code went into effect on January 1. It could have important consequences for workers in China and in the rest of the world. The Financial Times on January 2 reports that, Employers in China fear that a new labour contract law that took effect on Tuesday will intensify… Read More »
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