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THE AFL-CIO could be marking its fiftieth anniversary with a split. A contested vote over a restructuring proposal at the federation’s executive…
Lee Sustar
Lee Sustar is a writer and activist in Chicago.
A PROPOSAL to extend NAFTA southward has triggered mass opposition in Central America-and could even be in trouble in the U.S. Congress…
SAY YOU’RE expecting to rely on a modest retirement fund. Along comes a hotshot stockbroker promising that if he can handle your…
JOB ACTIONS over US Airways’ attempt to void union contracts–and threats of similar actions at United Airlines–shook up air travel during the…
WITH JUST 635 workers on the picket line, the lockout at farm equipment maker CNH Global might seem to be just one…
THE ELECTION standoff in Ukraine is portrayed in the U.S. media as a battle between pro-Washington democrats and pro-Moscow authoritarians. But it’s…
THE CORPORATE vultures who grabbed pension funds for profits in the 1990s are out to slash those retirement funds today–or abandon their…
WASHINGTON’S PRESSURE over Iran’s nuclear program is setting the stage for a major confrontation, including a possible military attack–either by Israel or…
THE CONVENTIONS of the two biggest unions in the AFL-CIO last month voted to call for an end to the U.S. occupation…
WAL-MART bosses are finally starting to feel some heat for the company’s notoriously anti-worker policies. A federal judge ruled June 22 that…