Labor Studies Journal articles from March 2000

Labor Studies Journal archives from March 2000

Introduction.(trade unions: race and gender)
March 22, 2000... Race and gender have been difficult issues for unions to address. Historically, discriminatory views and practices have divided the House of Labor, creating tension among co-workers and union members. These divisions have led to confusion as to...

The Struggle for Economic Justice.(labor union solidarity)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The topic before us today, "Race, Class, Gender and the Struggle for Economic Justice," is a core question of our future. Whether the labor union movement deals with these issues, internally and externally, in the context of our common struggle...

Anti-Racism, Black Workers, and Southern Labor Organizing: Historical Notes on a Continuing Struggle.
March 22, 2000... The success of labor organizing in the South has always hinged to a large degree on the extent to which unions and workers have been able to overcome racism among whites and to incorporate black leadership and support for unions. On the other...

Pay Equity: What is the Best Union Strategy?
March 22, 2000... In September 1998, four women were elected to the top offices of the Oregon Public Employees Union, OPEU/SEIU 503. The new Vice-President, Ann Montague, jubilantly exclaimed, "This is a concrete result of our pay equity struggle over ten years...

Forming More Perfect Unions: What Organizing Success Among Latino Workers in Southern California Means for the Future of the American Labor Movement.
March 22, 2000... Introduction Due to a growing, low-wage Latino workforce coveted by employers, southern California became "ground zero" for American labor organizing in the 1990s. [1] Labor has scored three of the decade's biggest private sector...

Not in Our Town: A Community-Wide Anti-Racism Program, Labor's Response and the Community's Response to Labor Within It.
March 22, 2000... The central Illinois city of Bloomington, Illinois, has gained national prominence with its anti-intolerance "Not In Our Town" campaign. Inspired by the efforts of citizens in Billings, Montana, Bloomington residents banned together to take a...

Union Coalition Building and the Role of Black Organizations: A Study in Steel [*].
March 22, 2000... Coalition-work has been a mainstay of union life and mobilization since labor's earliest struggles. Working-class communities, including churches, hometown and nationality clubs, and civil and women's rights groups, have played a major part in...

Race, Gender, and Class: The Challenges Facing Labor Educators.(U.S. trade union movement)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... The U.S. trade union movement has always been divided over the extent to which it was willing to address issues of race, gender and class. The most obvious divisions in the working class, which can be readily illustrated in U.S. history, have...