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LaborAugust 1, 2011
Can the UAW’s Bob King Bring Auto Union Power Back?
King’s progressive credentials are impressive, but his popularity with members will be tested as he goes up against the Big Three in tough contract talks.
David Moberg
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LaborJuly 7, 2009
Trumka Thinks Big
As he mounts his run for AFL-CIO president at a moment of opportunity and peril for American workers, Richard Trumka calls for no less than a new social compact.
David Moberg
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LaborApril 29, 2009
One Hat for Labor?
In the late afternoon of January 7, fourteen union leaders gathered around a big oval table in the top-floor conference room of the United Food and Commercial Workers’ (UFCW) Washington headqua
David Moberg
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LaborFebruary 18, 2009
Unions, Disunited
At a time when organized labor stands a chance to make political gains, its energies are depleted by escalating conflicts within its ranks.
David Moberg
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Election 2008September 24, 2008
Wooing Unions for Obama
Unions are trying to combat racism and sway undecided working-class voters toward Obama.
David Moberg
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Labor OrganizingAugust 29, 2008
Labor’s New Push
Meet Working America: a self-declared mass organization with a working-class base and a strategy to win.
David Moberg
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Political FiguresApril 3, 2007
Obama’s Community Roots
Barack Obama’s political vision grew out of his early experiences as a community organizer in Chicago.
David Moberg
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LaborOctober 12, 2006
Laboring Toward Election Day
Despite the split following the 2004 election, labor groups are gearing up for the November elections like never before.
David Moberg
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LaborMarch 16, 2006
Dueling Over Delphi
When Delphi declared bankruptcy, cutting workers’ wages, pensions and healthcare, auto unions in Indiana drew the line. Now they are prepared to strike or take work-to-rule actions.
David Moberg
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LaborDecember 8, 2005
Human Rights at Work
Labor issues involve not only economic rights, but also human rights, in the US, but especially in nations around the world where the right of free speech and assembly is not a given.
David Moberg