September 2007 Archives

September 28, 2007

CtW Convention 2007: CtW Leaders Speak

The convention saw presentations from leaders from across Change to Win. Here's some pictures: Terry O'Sullivan, General President, Laborers International Union...

CtW Convention 2007: Our Newest American Dream Survey

One of the highlights of the convention was the release of the latest installment in the American Dream Project: our ongoing...

September 25, 2007

Blogging LIVE! From the CtW Convention in Chicago. Well, Kind Of

OK, it's not really live. We run a lean operation here, so I was too busy helping out with the...

September 21, 2007

Video From NY Misclassification Announcement

Remember that Executive Order by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer on misclassification that we told you about? We've got some...

September 20, 2007

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Great news from the House of Representatives yesterday -- the RESPECT Act has been passed by the House Education and...

September 14, 2007

Fixing a Broken System

If you want to know just how broken the system that's supposed to protect workers' right to organize has become, read...

September 13, 2007

Unions Boost Productivity

Unions bring higher wages and better benefits to the workers they represent, but they also bring increased productivity to employers...

September 12, 2007

UFCW Sues To Protect Workers' 4th Amendment Rights

Since we've written before in this space about the inappropriate military-style tactics being employed against workers these days by...

September 7, 2007

"Misclassification of Workers is Theft"

Workers who are misclassified as independent contractors in New York are getting the help they deserve. Governor Eliot Spitzer...

September 6, 2007

Making Today's Bad Jobs Into Tomorrow's Good Jobs

Whaddaya know, I was just talking about how union workers have better access to health care than non-union workers do,...

September 5, 2007

You Can't Do That On Television! No, Really. You CAN'T DO THAT.

Now that reality TV has brought us such compelling moments as Donald Trump screaming at us and random idiots off...

What Does the American Dream Mean to You?

Ever since Change to Win began, we've been paying attention to something we think is a key indicator of working...