Labor Today articles from March 1989

Labor Today archives from March 1989

George Bush! Read labor's lips: no more PATCOs! Fly union or bust! (Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization) (editorial)
March 22, 1989... George Bush! Read labor's lips: No more PATCOs! Fly Union or Bust! George Bush's denial of a Federal Fact-Finding Board to come to a just solution of the airline workers' strike against Eastern Air Line, unprecedented in the history of the...

How to get involved in Jobs with Justice.
March 22, 1989... How to get involved in Jobs with Justice Since last summer, union members across the United States have been involved in the Jobs With Justice campaign, both locally and at large, regional events. Listed below are some of the most commonly...

I'd be all for ESOPs if.... (employee stock ownership plans; includes article on ESOPs at Eastern Airlines)
March 22, 1989... I'd be all for ESOPs if... Time magazine in its February 6 edition featured a 2-page spread on the "success" of ESOPs (Employee Stock Ownership Programs) in "boosting the spirits and competitiveness of American workers." Prominently...

LMPTs no substitute for a union. (labor management participation teams)
March 22, 1989... LMPTs no substitute for a union Almost any common sense person, regardless of political makeup, would suspect that there was something fishy afoot when management of a big steel corporation or automobile corporation or of any industrial...

Women in the trades to step up the pace. (Second National Tradeswomen Conference) (interview)
March 22, 1989... Women in the Trades to step up the pace Can you tell me a little bit about the evolution of this conference? The first Women in the Trades Conference was held in 1984 in California, organized by the San Francisco-based Tradeswomen,...

The replacement worker ain't nothing but a lousy scab. (Supreme Court decision placing rights of strike breakers ahead of union members) (includes article on food stamp legislation) (editorial)
March 22, 1989... Can there be justice in the Supreme Court? The Replacement Worker ain't nothing but a lousy scab The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned past decisions and ruled 6 to 3 that "replacement workers" which were brought in during a ten week...

The Bush Cabinet: all in the family.
March 22, 1989... The Bush Cabinet All in the family With the exception of Dr. Louis Sullivan's token appointment as Secretary of Health and Human Services (which had all the credibility of the Morton Downey Show) all the members of the Bush Cabinet...

Tough times for labor press.
March 22, 1989... Tough times for labor press "Times are very very rough for any publication with the name `labor' or `union' in it," writes the editor of that sparkling quarterly magazine Talkin' Union, and he sadly mentions that Talkin' Union may have to be...

Fighting ideas take wing. (labor's growing vision in the arts)
March 22, 1989... Labor's growing vision in the arts Fighting ideas take wing Labor culture is booming. Must be a sign of the times. The most fighting trade union ideas are taking wing through songs, theatre, video, and the written word. Don't think...

What is SACTU? (Congress of South African Trade Unions) (interview)
March 22, 1989... What is SACTU? from South Africa Labor News, Oakland, California. What is SACTU? What is its history? Trade unionism in South Africa is as old as trade unionism in North America. The only difference is that black trade unions...