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Ralph Nader is demanding repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act, the chief obstacle to a revitalized labor movement.
- Added: Oct 09, 2008
- Length: 03:47
More than one million Americans are facing loss of their badly needed Unemployment Insurance benefits.
- Added: Sep 17, 2008
- Length: 02:33
Amid the speculation over Sarah Palin possibly becoming the first woman to serve as vice president, don't forget Frances Perkins, the first woman t...
- Added: Sep 05, 2008
- Length: 05:16
Thanks to their political allies, U.S. unions are celebrating Labor Day with unusually high expectations of success.
- Added: Aug 24, 2008
- Length: 04:48
The Bush administration continues its refusal to adopt safety regulations that would lessen the workplace hazards that endanger millions of workers.
- Added: Aug 08, 2008
- Length: 03:59
Organized labor is launching its biggest political campaign ever in hopes of playing a major role in electing Barack Obama and other labor-friendly...
- Added: Jul 25, 2008
- Length: 03:56
Working-class voters are demanding a lot from political candidates.
- Added: Jul 03, 2008
- Length: 03:34
Barack Obama supports key issues that would greatly improve the lives of American workers, John McCain opposes them.
- Added: Jun 06, 2008
- Length: 03:17
There's finally a realistic chance for passage of a law to give U.S. workers the full union rights that have long been denied them.
- Added: Mar 13, 2008
- Length: 04:32
A commentary noting that union membership is finally growing -- and what must be done to keep it growing.
- Added: Feb 15, 2008
- Length: 04:34
A commentary about the growing number of women going into law, medicine and other professional occupations -- and the blatant discrimination they f...
- Added: Oct 18, 2007
- Length: 03:39
This commentary outlines the extraordinary career of Fred Ross, one of the most successful community organizers ever, the man who trained Cesar Ch...
- Added: Sep 04, 2007
- Length: 04:29
Thanks to their growing poliitical strength, American iunions will be celebrating Labor Day this year with much greater expectations for success th...
- Added: Aug 25, 2007
- Length: 04:00
A commentary on Gene Debs, who died 80 years ago this month, but whose economic and political ideas remain vital, valid and essential.
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- Added: Oct 10, 2006
- Length: 04:02
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Sep 18, 2006
- Length: 06:36
- Purchases: 1
Unions have launched one of labor's biggest political campaigns ever in behalf of their Democratic Party allies.
- Added: Sep 08, 2006
- Length: 02:39
Although increasingly used by the CIA, FBI and other agencies and private employers, so-called lie detector tests are highly unreliable and serious...
- Added: May 07, 2006
- Length: 02:57
Minute Men on Our US-Washington State & BC Border Interviews
- Added: Apr 10, 2006
- Length: 22:27
Profile of a former meth addict.
- Added: Nov 22, 2005
- Length: 03:51
- Purchases: 2
Although the pundits say the labor movement is near death, the future of American unions actually looks promising.
- Added: Aug 31, 2005
- Length: 04:47
