Tag Archives: AFL-CIO

Glenn Scott :
METRO | 1,000 march on Texas State Capitol to mark Austin’s ‘Day of the Fallen’

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Thorne Dreyer

Construction workers and supporters, many from fellow AFL-CIO unions, call for stronger safety and health protections in state with highest death rate. By Glenn Scott | The Rag Blog | March 4, 2015 AUSTIN — “Texas does not have to … Continue reading →

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Harry Targ :
Workers’ Memorial Day: What is needed?

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Thorne Dreyer

Remembering those who died on the job and continuing the fight for a safer workplace. By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | April 28, 2014 The stench is vomit-making as never before. The fat and plucks, the bladders and … Continue reading →

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Bob Feldman : Regressive Taxation and Limited Unionization in Texas, 1996-2011

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Thorne Dreyer

Staff and supporters of Texas’ Workers’ Defense Project perform at Texas state Capitor inside Capitol at event commemorating Texas workers who have died on the job. Photo by  Jason Cato / Workers Defense Project. Image from the Texas Observer. The … Continue reading →

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Vicky Starr of ‘Union Maids’ : Working Class Hero

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Stills from Union Maids. Images from escholarship.org. Vicky Starr (Stella Nowicki) is on right.Vicky Starr dies at 93:Socialist, labor organizer, feminist, film starBy Harry Targ / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2010 I read recently that Vicky Starr died … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart and the Loss of U.S. Jobs

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

‘Report shows Wal-Mart has played a major role in creating a record trade deficit with China’By S.M. Willhelm / The Rag Blog / September 11, 2008 Wal-Mart claims it creates jobs across America, but a new report shows a much … Continue reading →

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