ILCA - Swapping Stories

Michael Goodwin

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Unions set standards for skilled work, develop education and training programs, refer skilled workers to employers, and collaborate with employers to promote quality products and services.

Honeywell Locks Out USW Local Over Health Care; Sister Local in Canada Wins Contract

Kay Tillow

Sunday, August 29, 2010

The union proposed to continue working as they bargained. Honeywell said no and locked the doors.

Why Can’t American Labor Build Its Own Cooperative "Mondragon?"

Harry Kelber

Friday, August 27, 2010

The Mondragon cooperatives have developed a humanist concept of business, and a belief in worker participation and solidarity.

POSTAL WORKERS CONVENTION PREPARES FOR STRUGGLE AS NEGOTIATIONS LOOM

PAI/Mark Gruenberg

Friday, August 27, 2010

Delegates took to the streets on Aug. 25, marching through downtown Detroit to publicize the union’s nationwide “Save Saturday Service” campaign.

SEIU’S WOODRUFF: OBAMA CAN USE FEDERAL BUYING POWER TO RAISE WORKERS’ WAGES

PAI/Mark Gruenberg

Friday, August 27, 2010

But legislation to improve workers’ lot is marooned in Congress.

The missing Katrina story: How ACORN helped save the Lower Ninth

Tue, 08/31/2010 - 10:13am Eastern

John Atlas, whose new book tracks ACORN's pathbreaking work for and with poor Americans, has written a feature piece

Honor a worker this Labor Day

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 3:28pm Eastern

Interfaith Worker Justice stands with all workers, day after day. This Labor Day, you can show the working people in your life that you care with a donation in their names to IWJ.

State of the American Worker video from Labor Secretary Solis

Mon, 08/30/2010 - 2:39pm Eastern

Check it out.

Marty Fishgold

Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:42am Eastern

I regret to inform labor communicators that Marty Fishgold, past president of both the ILCA (2002-2005) and the Metro New York Labor Communications Council, has passed away.

A full memorial message is posted on the Metro New York Labor Communications Council website.

Visitors may share memories in the comments section.

Photo credit: Linda Schleicher

Betty Miller, longtime labor, political activist, dies at 91

Fri, 08/13/2010 - 7:45am Eastern

Betty Miller, 91, a lifelong labor union and political activist, known for her boundless energy and drive, died of heart failure on August 7 while at the beach with her family in Fenwick Island, De. She is preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Saul, former AFL-CIO director of publications .

Betty believed in action, and throughout her life went to bat for the causes she believed in, often leading the charge.

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