American workers articles
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A Great Week for American Workers
The following piece by Harold Meyerson originally appeared in The American Prospect. Over the past 50 years, you can count on the fingers of one hand the number of weeks that have actually been great for American workers. It was just under half a century ago that California gave collective-bargaining rights to farmworkers (which at… Source
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American Workers Get Some Help From an Enlightened German Law
The following piece by Harold Meyerson appeared in The American Prospect. In Seattle, in 1999, Lefts Old and New converged to mount what is arguably the most far-reaching protest against the corporate domination of the planet. The protests extended well beyond the young enragés’ sit-down strike in the city’s streets, which made it impossible for the… Source
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Power the Future declares Earth Day a day of visibility for American fossil fuel workers
(The Center Square) – A non-profit organization that advocates for energy workers has declared Earth Day a day of visibility for American fossil fuel workers.