Op-Eds, Articles and Speeches

Remarks by Change to Win Chair Anna Burger on the Release of the Spring 2008 American Dream Survey
March 3, 2008

Remarks By UFCW International President Joseph T. Hansen at the National Meeting on ICE Misconduct and Violations of 4th Amendment Rights
August 16, 2007

Speech by UFCW President Joseph Hansen to the Democratic Governors Association
July 24, 2007

Remarks of Anna Burger, Chair, Change to Win, to Labor and Employment Relations Association
June 13, 2007

Remarks by Anna Burger at Working American Dream Agenda Press Conference
April 4, 2007

U.S. Civil Society Declaration on the KOR-US FTA
February 12, 2007

Letter from Anna Burger to Zenroren on Zenroren Toyota General Action
February 9, 2007

Letter from Anna Burger to U.S. Senators on the Minimum Wage Bill
January 23, 2007

Letter from Anna Burger to President Oscar Berger Perdomo of Guatemala on the Murder of Pedro Zamora Alvarez
January 20, 2007

Letter From Anna Burger to Members of Congress on Principles for Health Care Reform
January 19, 2007

Raynor: Losing By Winning
December 21, 2006

Letter from Anna Burger to Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Workers' Rights
November 30, 2006

Letter from Anna Burger to South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun
November 15, 2006

Letter from Anna Burger to Harvey and Bob Weinstein on Wal-Mart
October 22, 2006

Letter Opposing Immigration Proposals in DHS Bill
September 26, 2006

Burger: Workers Fear Retribution for Organizing Unions
September 19, 2006

Hoffa: Transit Security: The Good, the Bad and the Undone
August 23, 2006

Burger: Wal-Mart can afford to change
August 19, 2006

Stern: Wal-Mart's Union
August 18, 2006

Stern: Change
August 17, 2006

Rodriguez: Statement to Joint Hearing by California State Senate Judiciary and Labor and Industrial Relations committees
August 16, 2006

Hoffa: Kroger Must Remember Its Commitment to Detroit
August 11, 2006

Stern: Horse And Buggy Health Coverage
July 17, 2006

Stern: Letter to Fortune 500 CEOs
July 17, 2006

Burger: Wal-Mart full of cheap talk on minimum wage
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 10, 2006

Remarks by Change to Win Chair Anna Burger at the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Convention
June 27, 2006

Wilhelm: Do We Care About the Future?
The Democratic Strategist, June 16, 2006

Hoffa: Spreading democracy empowers unions
Detroit News, June 9, 2006

Hoffa: Workers need relief from gas prices
Detroit News, May 12, 2006

Hoffa: Protect Our Borders -- And Our Workers
HuffingtonPost.com, April 19, 2006

Hoffa: Health costs destroying our economy
Detroit News, April 14, 2006

Anna Burger: More than fair paychecks at risk in effort to unionize new jobs
Detroit Free Press, April 7, 2006

Introductory Remarks by Change to Win Executive Director Greg Tarpinian at Change to Win Organizing Convention
March 20, 2006

Remarks By Change to Win Chair Anna Burger at Change to Win Organizing Convention
March 20, 2006

Hoffa: Ensure U.S. firms operate U.S. ports
Detroit News, March 10, 2006

Hoffa: Handing Workers The Bill
Hartford Courant, March 9, 2006

Remarks for Immigration Rally on Capitol Steps by Change to Win Chair Anna Burger
March 7, 2006

Immigration Letter from Anna Burger to Senators Arlen Specter and Patrick Leahy
March 1, 2006

Q&A: Leader of breakaway labor movement sees global change ahead
Salem (OR) Statesman Journal, February 19, 2006

John Edwards & John Wilhelm: Making America work for the working poor
Boston Globe, February 17, 2006

Hotel Workers Rising Campaign Kickoff Speech by Change to Win Chair Anna Burger
February 15, 2006

Hoffa: Let's Combat Threats to Working Families
Detroit News, February 10, 2006

Letter to the Senate on the Asbestos Bill
February 7, 2006

Shaking Up the Labor Movement: An Interview with Andy Stern
McKinsey Quarterly, February 3, 2006

Immigration Letter from Anna Burger to Arlen Specter
February 2, 2006

Stern: The Desperate State of the Union
The Star-Ledger, February 1, 2006

Statement of Anna Burger on the President's State of the Union Speech
February 1, 2006

Statement of Anna Burger, Change to Win Chair, on Martin Luther King's Birthday
January 16, 2006

Hoffa: Government Should Protect Retirees
Detroit News, January 13, 2006

American Workers Deserve Retirement Security
January 11, 2006

Hoffa: On High Alert
The Huffington Post, January 11, 2006

Statement of Anna Burger on the West Virginia Mine Disaster
January 6, 2006

Change to Win Pledges Support to NYC Transit Workers
December 19, 2005

Change To Win Founding Convention: Statement By Anna Burger, Chair Of Change To Win
September 27, 2005

Statement by Anna Burger On Unity in Local Labor Councils and State Labor Federations
August 11, 2005

Statement of James P. Hoffa on the Teamsters' Disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO
July 25, 2005

Statement of Andrew L. Stern on SEIU's Disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO
July 25, 2005

SEIU Disaffiliates From National AFL-CIO to Concentrate on Strategies to Unite Millions More Working People
July 25, 2005

SEIU se Desafilia de AFL-CIO Nacional para Concentrarse en Estrategias para Unir a Millones Mas de Trabajadores
July 25, 2005

Statement of Anna Burger on Change to Win's Formation
July 24, 2005

Rebuilding the Union Movement to Empower Communities of Color By Gerald Hudson
Black Commentator, February 24, 2005