All 349 articles by David Moberg

• 03 Feb 12

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  Wal-Mart Warehouse Workers Move Ahead in Fight for Justice

  Warehouse workers from Wal-Mart distribution centers in metropolitan Chicago and southern California took two big... MORE »

• 02 Feb 12

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  Chinese Policies—and U.S. Companies—Threaten American Auto Parts Jobs

  Just as the American auto industry is bouncing back from near-death—in large part thanks to the... MORE »

• 28 Jan 12

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  For Reasons Unclear, Union Membership Changed Little in 2011

  With all-too-few exceptions over the past three decades, each annual report on union membership from the Bureau... MORE »

• 25 Jan 12

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  Labor Takes Early Shots at Romney, Republicans—On and Off Air

  An AFSCME ad being broadcast on Florida TV stations that attacks GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Without a... MORE »

• 18 Jan 12

• Features

  Who Wants to Vote Them Off the Island?

  Americans do, but you wouldn't know it from the current crop of GOP presidential hopefuls. MORE »

• 27 Dec 11

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  Anatomy of the 1%

  Who comprises the nation's wealthiest—and most infamous—percentage? MORE »

• 16 Dec 11

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  Occupy Harvard—and Other Campus Groups—Back HEI Hotel Workers’ Rights

  Occupy Harvard students met last week with top university officials—on neutral territory, but following Occupy rules... MORE »

• 02 Dec 11

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  Jobless Rate Drops, but Pain, Despair Persist In Weak Economy

  The headline news on Friday that the unemployment rate in November dropped 0.4 percent to 8.6 percent may help President... MORE »

• 28 Nov 11

• Culture

  Gordon Quinn: Man With a Movie Camera

  The veteran documentarian looks back over 45 years of filmmaking, and finds change to be the crucial constant. MORE »

• 19 Nov 11

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  Hoffa Re-elected as Teamsters President, Easily Beating Two Challengers

  TDU-backed Sandy Pope pulls in only 17% of votes James P. Hoffa won a fourth term as president of... MORE »

• 18 Nov 11

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  What Is Killing the Labor Movement?

  A new study offers a surprisingly specific answer What—or who—is killing off the American... MORE »

• 14 Nov 11

• Culture

  In Search of ‘A Good Man’

  Veteran filmmaker Gordon Quinn discusses his latest documentary, Bill T. Jones: A Good Man MORE »

• 11 Nov 11

• News

  How to Make Robin Hood Proud

  The push for taxing financial transactions gains steam in Europe -- will the United States follow suit? MORE »

• 09 Nov 11

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  AFL-CIO’s Trumka: Ohio Victory Is Clear Response to ‘Extreme Partisan Agenda’

  Ohio voters’ resounding vote to repeal a law undermining public worker collective bargaining “sent a message... MORE »

• 08 Nov 11

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  Republicans—Primarily—Make Jobless Plight Worse

  The country's unemployment crisis continues, as GOP blocks small stimulus bills and  expiration of jobless benefits looms... MORE »

• 03 Nov 11

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  Kids Help Librarians Scare Chicago Politicians to Save Jobs

  CHICAGO—On Halloween morning, several dozen pre-school and early elementary-age children, many in their costumes, sat on... MORE »

• 01 Nov 11

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  AFL-CIO Pres. Trumka to Super Committee Dems: Don’t Touch Social Insurance

  Labor leader defends Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid—but how will unions punish Democrats if they don't?... MORE »

• 27 Oct 11

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  Working America Nurtures Working Class Support for ‘Occupy’ Aims

  Every week organizers from the AFL-CIO’s community affiliate—the 3-million member Working America—knock... MORE »

• 24 Oct 11

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  Will Obama’s Job Plan Save His?

  Obama's proposed jobs bill is doomed—but it could help secure re-election. MORE »

• 14 Oct 11

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  The Wrong Target: Public Workers, Unions Didn’t Cause Budget Crises

  Governors like Scott Walker of Wisconsin and Chris Christie of New Jersey have justified their attacks on public... MORE »

• 13 Oct 11

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  UAW’s New Chrysler Contract (Sort of) Follows Pattern

  The new, tentative contract between the United Auto Workers and Chrysler—the last of the Detroit Three... MORE »

• 06 Oct 11

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  Trumka: AFL-CIO Will Support Occupy Wall St. Protest ‘In Every Way’ It Can

  Finally, anger at the abuses of the rich against the other 99 percent of Americans is bubbling up, giving... MORE »

• 22 Sep 11

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  New Union Model—Same Workers’ Empowerment?

  United Auto Workers president shifts union strategy toward collaboration The tentative contract between the United Auto Workers and... MORE »

• 21 Sep 11

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  A New Model to Bank On

  With credit still tight around the country, support for new public state banks is growing. MORE »

• 14 Sep 11

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  New Census Report Reveals ‘Grim’ State for Americans in Poverty

  The news in Tuesday’s Census report on income and poverty in the United States was &ldquo... MORE »

• 13 Sep 11

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  Boeing Flies Over Workers’ Rights—With Support From GOP

  A new bill aims to significantly curb the authority of the National Labor Relations Board The GOP&mdash... MORE »

• 09 Sep 11

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  On Jobs, Obama’s Hodge-Podge Bipartisanship is a Confusing Mixed Bag

  Here’s my short take on President Obama’s job speech last night: On the economy... MORE »

• 06 Sep 11

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  Unions and Farmers—Plus Ben & Jerry—Unite Against Trans-Pacific Trade Deal

  CHICAGO—With TV cameras in front of them and a small entourage of supporters behind, Ben Cohen... MORE »

• 05 Sep 11

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  Persistent High Jobless Rate Hurts Most Workers—With or Without a Job

  The net change in jobs in America last month was a big fat zero. Cuts in government jobs... MORE »

• 01 Sep 11

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  AFL-CIO President Trumka Calls for ‘Bold’ Action on Jobs

  Labor leader details federation's new 'Super-PAC' to mobilize nonunion workers, hold politicians accountable “This is the time... MORE »

• 08 Aug 11

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  Milwaukee Recall Election Stirs Passions, Tough Fight

  One day last week a car pulled up next to two Milwaukee school teachers, who were walking along... MORE »

• 08 Aug 11

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  Labor Tells Dems, GOP: Push Job Creation Now

  With U.S. job growth glacially slow—and likely to be depressed further by Republican policies, the... MORE »

• 08 Aug 11

• News

  Behind Boehner’s Lies

  The U.S. government is not a household that must live within its means. MORE »

• 04 Aug 11

• Views

  The Debt Debacle

  The debt-ceiling crisis was a manufactured pseudo-event with real consequences. But at least one thing is clear about... MORE »

• 29 Jul 11

• Features

  Is Obama an Environmentalist?

  Eyeing a mixed record and obstructionist Congress, activists hope for the best. MORE »

• 25 Jul 11

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  In Auto Negotiations, UAW Will Likely Continue Move Away From Setting Standards

  UAW president strikes a Reutherian pose, but times have changed for the once-mighty union The United Auto Workers ... MORE »

• 21 Jul 11

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  Chicago Unions Resist Mayor Emanuel’s ‘Threat’

  With only a few exceptions, Chicago union leaders did not support Rahm Emanuel when he was elected mayor... MORE »

• 13 Jul 11

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  Momentum Builds for Guaranteed Paid Sick Days Legislation

  Buoyed by Connecticut's enactment this month of the nation’s first state law guaranteeing paid sick days... MORE »

• 09 Jul 11

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  Job Prospects Take a Turn for the Worse

  The Labor Department’s job figures for June brought unalloyed bad news: the job market has stalled.... MORE »

• 29 Jun 11

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  Middle Class? Working Class? What’s the Difference?

  In his press conference Wednesday, President Obama spoke frequently of the difficulties “the middle class” continues... MORE »

• 25 Jun 11

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  Obama Unveils ‘Innovation Policy’ for Manufacturing ‘Renaissance’

  Promising a “renaissance of American manufacturing,” President Obama yesterday announced in Pittsburgh an "Advanced Manufacturing Partnership" ... MORE »

• 21 Jun 11

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  Interfaith Worker Justice Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary

  Several hundred clergy and religious community activists joined picket lines in downtown Chicago Monday in support of Hyatt... MORE »

• 17 Jun 11

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  Record Eight-Year Congress Strike Strengthens Chicago Hotel Workers Union

  On June 15, 2003, Leticia Arismindi, a housekeeper who had then worked for six years at the Congress Plaza Hotel... MORE »

• 15 Jun 11

• Features

  ‘The Attacks Were All Coordinated’

  Communication Workers of America President Larry Cohen on how the labor movement must respond to anti-union attacks. MORE »

• 15 Jun 11

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  Unions Work to Turn the Tide

  Organized labor rolls out a response to nationwide assaults on workers’ rights. MORE »

• 14 Jun 11

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  Republicans Use Bully Tactics to Block Law Enforcement in Boeing Case

  What would an average person—liberal or conservative—say if members of Congress attacked a U... MORE »

• 03 Jun 11

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  The Grim New Unemployment Report Underscores Country’s Massive Jobs Deficit

  Disappointment with Dems grows, as Republicans hide smiles The Obama administration tried to paint a smiley face on... MORE »

• 23 May 11

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  What Americans Want: The People’s Budget

  The Congressional Progressive Caucus lays out a surprisingly popular vision of the future. MORE »

• 20 May 11

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  Trumka Hits Back at Right-Wing ‘Canvas of Cruelty’

  The ongoing right-wing assaults on workers’ rights, voting rights of the most socially vulnerable citizens, and public... MORE »

• 27 Apr 11

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  125th Anniversary of Haymarket Affair Celebrates Origin of May Day

  Chicago in 1886 was the most advanced, cutting-edge capitalist city in the world. Industrialization, commodification, and mechanization on an... MORE »