On January 15, 2009, the San Francisco Labor Council adopted a bold program to fight the economic crisis facing workers.
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On February 4, 2009, the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) House of Representatives endorsed the WERC platform!
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Our call for endorsements received almost 500 responses, including prominent labor officials and nationally recognized leaders of progressive political campaigns.
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ecause of the increasing severity of the economic crisis and because the banks have been given billions of taxpayer dollars but still refuse to lend money, we in the Workers’ Emergency Recovery Campaign believe the question of nationalization should be thoroughly discussed and debated. Many prominent economists are arguing that the banks can only be saved if they are nationalized. But if they are nationalized, that step raises additional questions: Why should they return to private hands if the governmen’s expertise is required to save them?
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[Note: Jerry Tucker is a past International Executive Board member of the United Auto Workers' union (UAW). He is also a co-founder of the Center for Labor Renewal and is actively involved in organizing a national labor campaign for single-payer healthcare. The interview below is reprinted from Unity & Independence No. 13, February 2009.]
Question: What [...]
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A report on the January meeting of Labor for Single-Payer Healthcare.
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