Current Issues
Labor Takes a Stand for Justice
The labor and peoples movements face a recovery that is full of complicated questions. The search for solutions goes on in a world changed forever by acts of terrorism. The...
Making a Peaceful and Non-Violent World: The Challenge of Our Times
On September 11 at 8:48 a.m. our country and world changed as commercial jets were transformed into projectiles of senseless death and destruction by hateful and criminal terrorists. Not only...
Global network says we need peace in space
The Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space started planning worldwide rallies against 'Star Wars' for Oct. 13 long before the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World...
Congress Stiffs Workers
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney said the Senate filibuster that defeated legislation providing immediate aid for the 140,000 airline workers who will be laid off as a result of the Sept....
Fast track is the wrong track
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - In Tennessee, we have felt the loss of more than 25,000 textile and industrial jobs due to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Many of these...