Indiana County Is A Presidential Election Oracle Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:45:00 -0400 Residents of Vigo County, Ind., have picked the winner in nearly every presidential election since 1892. When it comes to such elections, the nation has no better bellwether. But this year's contest is anything but clear-cut. McCain Campaign Used To Being The Underdog Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 There is a little more than three weeks to go before the presidential election. The latest polls show Republican John McCain is well behind Democrat Barack Obama. Steve Schmidt, McCain's chief operating officer, tells Renee Montagne what the McCain camp will have to do over these next few weeks to close the gap. Clintons Campaign For Obama In Scranton Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:00:00 -0400 Former President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) joined Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden in Scranton, Penn. Sunday. The plan was to rally votes for Barack Obama but much of the Clintons speeches reminisced of Hillary's bid for the White House.
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Nick Paumgarten: Facing down the credit crunch. Nick Paumgarten Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000 At ten o’clock Wednesday night, the banker lingered in his office. He was a top-ranking executive at a major global financial institution (he did not want to be identified, because, well, he did not want to be identified), and he had been at work for sixteen hours, monitoring the . . . Lillian Ross: Matt Sax's one-man hip hop show at the Duke. Lillian Ross Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Lincoln Center Theatre has never had a rapper on its boards, but this month, as part of a new program to encourage emerging playwrights, it is taking under its wing--and stashing twenty blocks south, at its new two-hundred-seat Duke--the one-man hip-hop show “Clay.” Matt . . . Dana Goodyear: Campaign ’08 Abroad Dana Goodyear Fri, 10 Oct 2008 04:00:00 -0000 Fukui is a prefecture divided. On the one hand, it is home to Obama, a rustic fishing village on the Sea of Japan. (Obama means “little beach.”) On the other, its capital city--two hours from Obama on the commuter train--is a Republican stronghold: Fukui City, where Sarah Palin’s . . .
A. Philip Randolph Institute - AFL-CIO-affiliated organization of black trade unionists, working to build black community support for the movement. Biographies and history, products and services, conference information, and news provided.
Meta Description: [ A. Philip Randolph Institute or APRI is the home for black trade unionists dedicated to racial equality and economic justice and central to building a black labor alliance worldwide. ]
Committee for a Workers' International - Building an international workers' movement for socialism in over 35 countries.
Meta Description: [ Committee for a Workers' International website, updated with socialist news, policies and Marxist analysis, campaigns and much more. ]
Competitive Edge Training Services - An organization of professional trainers, mentors and successful labor leaders who have many years of experience to offer labor leaders aspiring to careers in union administration.
Meta Description: [ (CETS) is an organization of professional trainers, mentors and successful labor leaders who have many years of experience to offer labor leaders aspiring to careers in union administration. ]
Council on Economic Priorities Accrediation Agency - Founded in 1997, works to address the growing concern among consumers about labor conditions around the world.
Meta Description: [ Social Accountability International SAI Home ]
DavesDirtyRatBastardsHuntingClub - Email group advocating workers' rights.
Meta Description: [ DavesDirtyRatBastardsHuntingClub: Since Dirty Rat Bastards can be found daily in all walks of life. Daves Hunting Club brings us all together to indentify them. ]
Devon and Cornwall Working Class History Society - Reports, discussions, photos, and other material on working class history in Devon and Cornwall, UK, including cultural, social, political, trade union and economic history.
Meta Description: [ Webpage dedicated to the stimulation of debate and research into Plymouth Labour history covering cultural, social, political, trade union and economic history. ]
Duke Energy Employee Advocate - Employees fighting cash balance retirement pension plan injustice through EEOC age discrimination charges, and lobbying Congress.
Farmworker Justice Fund, Inc. - Information on public policy and legal issues regarding migrant and seasonal farm workers, including labor law, immigration, occupational safety and health, women's issues and access to justice.
Labor Project for Working Families - Organization working with unions to develop workplace policies on family issues such as childcare, eldercare, family leave and flexible work schedules.
Meta Description: [ The Labor Project for Working Families, a nonprofit organization founded in 1992, advocates for family-friendly policies in the workplace. We work with unions on collective bargaining, legislation and public policy related to balancing work and family such as child care, elder care, family leave,... ]
LaborPower - Site dedicated to defending workers' right to mutual aid and protection; to build, strengthen and disseminate the ability of employees to improve pay, hours worked and other conditions of employment.
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Maquila Solidarity Network - Activists organizing Maquiladora factories to improve conditions, win a living wage, and campaign against multi-national corporate abuse.
National Labor Committee - Human rights advocacy group focusing on the promotion and defense of workers' rights and on ending labor abuses.
NurseActive - Dedicated to trade unionism, social justice and political action in the nursing sector.
Respect: Global Unions May 1st Mobilisation - Themes, logos, materials and calendar of activities relating to the action called by the international trade union movement.
Meta Description: [ Global Unions a website which is jointly owned and managed by a number of international trade union organisations ]
404Retail Worker - An online community for retail workers. Providing news, information, support, and internet services to retail employees engaged in union organizing and labor activism.
Retail-Workers Forum - An online community for retail workers. Providing news, information, and support for retail workers who are attempting to better their workplace.
Meta Description: [ The premier source for news and views from the shop floor of your favorite retailer including Sears, Home Depot, Target, Lowes and many others. ]
Social Action for Public Accountability - Coalition of federal employees - defending rights and promoting justice for Federal employees in support of good government for citizens and taxpayers. Not a union but speaks for labor.
Students for Informed Career Decisions - Provides information sheets on the environmental and labor practices of corporations that recruit on college campuses - including Disney, which is embroiled in a labor controversy.
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers - A community-based worker organization. Its members are largely Hispanic, Haitian, and Mayan Indian immigrants working in low-wage jobs throughout the Southwest Florida region.
Union Solidarity SlideShows - Union Solidarity SlideShows and Free ScreenSavers.
Meta Description: [ Activist Slideshows, and free screensavers. ]
Union-Yes.cc Web Hosting - Web site hosting services for unions, nonprofit organizations and businesses. Free 'say union yes' email address available for union members.
Meta Description: [ Helping labor unions to gain a web presence. Free say.union-yes email for union members and family. ]
UnionWare - Company offering software support to the labor movement.
Meta Description: [ Union software: UnionWare - software developed specifically for unions. It's technology and tools are intuitive to how you operate. Driven by dedicated people making your organization stronger and more productive. ]
War of the Classes: The Scab - Transcript of a speech American socialist and author Jack London gave on the topic of strikebreaking to the Oakland Socialist Party in 1903.
500Working Families Portal - Provides services and information about the latest union issues and links to the AFL-CIO and specific union sites.
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