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Opinion Pieces
Nelson Lichtenstein
Chicago sit-in echoes the one that built the UAW
- Squaring Off Over Labor's Future
Andy Stern Has an Ambitious Plan; Not Everyone is On Board
- A Little Knowledge
The Hollywood writers strike proves that the "knowledge workers" of the 21st century still have to fight old battles.
- Taking unions out of the workplace
The AFL-CIO's unconventional strategy to make American labor politically powerful again.
- Strike Out
The U.S. auto industry and a once great union are now absent without leave in the fight for fair wages and health care benefits
- Cleaning Up in Aisle 1
The grocery workers may benefit from a political shift to support labor
- Labor and the New Congress: A Strategy for Winning
Democrats in Congress need to rekindle the spirit of the Depression-era LaFollette Committee
- The Roots of May Day
The 2006 immigrant marches reminds us of labor's glorious past and possible future - Time for Another Reuther Plan
The crisis in the American auto industry marks a decisive turning point for the nation's manufacturing economy.
The government and labor unions have control of Chrysler and GM.
Opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act reaches a fever pitch.
David Brody (UC Berkeley)
Opinion Pieces generated by the September 27, 2008 workshop with Ruth Rosen
Steve Attwell, "Going Beyond Obama's Two-And-A-Half: A Case for More Jobs Now," Daily Kos
Peter Cole, "Sunday Forum: The New Green Frontier," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Peter Cole, "The Economic Component of Human Rights," STLtoday.com
Shannon Gleeson, "The Scapegoat of Illegal Immigration," The Santa Cruz Sentinel
Daniel A. Graff, "We Must Support the Right to Work With Free Choice," South Bend Tribune
Alex Lichtenstein, "Public-Works Plan Worth the Money," Miami Herald
Premilla Nadasen, "Supreme Court Decision a Victory for Labor Rights," La Prensa San Diego
