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ALICE EMBREE | BOOKS | Ellen Cassedy’s ‘Working 9 to 5: A Women’s Movement, a Labor Union, and the Iconic Movie’
The 9 to 5 group in Boston used daring theatrical tactics and dogged leafleting and more, and helped to inspire the movie, ‘9 to 5’ which is also discussed in this book. Listen to Alice Embree and Thorne Dreyer interview … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Embree, Clerical Workers, Ellen Cassedy, Labor Movement, Rag Bloggers, Working 9 to 5
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Workers’ demonstrations at Magic Kingdom just opening salvo
Jay Jurie reports from the front lines of the labor movement. By Jay D. Jurie | The Rag Blog | November 15, 2017 ORLANDO, Florida — While representing over a third of workers in the middle of the 20th Century, … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Disney World, Jay D. Jurie, Labor History, Labor Movement, Rag Bloggers
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Bridging the chasm between environmental and economic justice
A conversation with activists Bill Fletcher, Jr., and Bill Gallegos. By Anne Lewis | The Rag Blog | February 11, 2014 Steelworkers President Leo Gerard said about the choice between a clean environment and good jobs, “You can have both, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lewis, Bill Fletcher Jr., Bill Gallegos, Black Mesa Water Coalition, Climate Justice, Economic Justice, Environment, Environmental Justice, Environmental Movement, Green Economy, Green Movement, L.A. Alliance for a New Economy, Labor Movement, Labor Unions, National Nurses Union, Navajo Nation, Rag Bloggers, Social Justice
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HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 11, Section 1, 1945-1946
Egyptian students demonstrate on February 21, 2012, to mark anniversary of 1946 student and worker uprising. Photo by Mai Shaheen / Ahram Online. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 11: 1945-1946 Period/Section 1 — Worker and student … Continue reading
HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 8, 1922-1923
Sultan Ahmad Fuad became King Faud I in 1922. Image from Wikipedia Commons. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 8: 1922-1923 period — Socialist and labor activism flourish despite foreign-dominated monarchy. By Bob Feldman | The Rag … Continue reading
HISTORY / Bob Feldman : A People’s History of Egypt, Part 7, 1917-1921
Scene from the Egyptian Revolution of 1919. Image from Egyptian History website. A people’s history: The movement to democratize Egypt Part 7: 1917-1921 period — British oppression leads to nationalist revolution and beginnings of a labor movement. By Bob Feldman … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Author and Labor/Social Justice Activist Bill Fletcher Jr.
Rag Radio podcast:Noted author and activist Bill Fletcher Jr. Bill Fletcher Jr. is a longtime author, commentator, and labor, racial justice and social/economic justice activist, and an international solidarity leader. By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / July 2, … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Dr. King and the Civil Rights-Labor Alliance
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Rev. Ralph Abernathy lead a march by sanitation workers in Memphis, March 28, 1968. Photo by Sam Melhorn / AP.Martin Luther King and the civil rights and labor alliance King knew that black … Continue reading
ELECTION 2012 / Harry Targ : ‘Vote Today, Organize Tomorrow’
Graphic by Favianna Rodriguez / favianna.com.Assessing the election: ‘Vote today, organize tomorrow’ In the months ahead, progressive forces need to reexamine the history of social change in America, conceptualizing movement possibilities everywhere… By Harry Targ | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
Harry Targ : Why Wisconsin is Important
The Capital in Madison, Wisconsin, on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Photo by Barbara Rodriguez / AP. Image from The Nation.Wisconsin is important The defeat of Walker and his Republican legislative colleagues will give energy and enthusiasm to grassroots movements… and … Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Targ, Labor Movement, Madison, Progressive Movement, Right Wing Politics, Scott Walker, Union Busting, Wisconsin
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BOOKS / Ron Jacobs : Two on Working Class Rabble-Rousing
Two books on workers and rabble-rousing: Kick some ass with the working class By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | April 25, 2012 [Autoworkers Under the Gun: A Shop-Floor View of the End of the American Dream, by Greg … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Conservative Politics, Labor Movement, Ron Jacobs, Social Action, Unions, Working Class
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : David Bacon on U.S. Policies and the Great Mexican Migration
Journalist, author, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon.Rag Radio:David Bacon discusses how U.S. policiesfueled the great Mexican migration By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2012 Noted journalist, author, documentary photographer, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bacon, Globalization, Immigration, Labor Movement, Mexico, NAFTA, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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