Mesothelioma Circle - Supporting patients and their families. Human Rights Watch. LabourStart. Voltaire Network. Marx Memorial Library. Ilinois Labor History Society. UnionBook. Labor Notes. LaborOnline. Doing the Employer’s Dirty Work? : Thinking about the History of Anti-Unionism from “Below” after the UAW’s Defeat in Chattanooga Historians should think carefully as they ponder the meaning of the UAW defeat in Chattanooga. Some analysts write as though a full-fledged co-determination structure was in play. In reality, the union leadership held backroom meetings with Volkswagen executives that promised a commitment that seems all too close to the kind of company unions that labor historians should recognize from the past—joint labor-management organizations designed to lure workers away from democratic control and a voice.
[Read More] So the UAW Lost, What Can Be Done? In the aftermath of the UAW loss in the Volkswagen union election in Tennessee, declarations of “A Titanic Defeat” echo across the blogosphere. Remember a President for Free Labor Leftwing cartoons and comics offer unique view of mid 20th century UIC United Faculty on Front Lines of Crisis in Higher Ed. Popular Resistance. In her book “Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism,” Naomi Klein explains how crises are used by governments to distract and frighten people so that unpopular and exploitative policies can be pushed through It seems that now there is a different reaction disaster capitalism. Rather than disasters providing cover for the implementation of dangerous capitalist policies that lower wages and increase the wealth divide, the disasters being caused by these dangerous policies have woken the public and are leading to a more active and empowered people.
People are taking initiative rather than waiting for leaders. Ahmed states, “People are really hungry actually for answers, hungry for solutions, hungry for alternatives, so really this is actually an unprecedented opportunity. Enough people appear to recognize that the political system is dysfunctional and does not serve the public’s needs or interests. We saw this recently with the President’s call for an attack on Syria.
Today in Labor History. Today in labor history, April 22, 1938: One of the worst disasters in Virginia mining history occurs at the Red Jacket Coal Corporation mine near Grundy in Buchanan County. All 45 men in the mine at the time died when coal dust ignited, causing blasts that were felt two miles away. Today in labor history, April 21, 1894: Bituminous coal miners across the country go on strike over wage cuts. The nationwide strike – met with violence from scabs, company security, sheriff’s deputies, and the National Guard – ended in eight weeks and severely weakened the United Mine Workers of America, which had been founded just four years earlier. [Image: Pinkerton agents, hired by the Walston Mines, arriving to break the strike.]
Today in labor history, April 20, 1948: While eating dinner in the kitchen of his home, gunmen open fire on UAW president Walter Reuther, who is hit by a shotgun blast to his right arm. Today in labor history, April 9, 1917: The United States Supreme Court rules in Bunting v. Peoplesworld. Takver's Initiatives. Union Comm. Services. Asbestos Free Future.
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