When We Fight For Our Rights...

2003-08-30

Labor Day

Labor Day 2003: Nothing to Celebrate via AlterNet

A Labor Day Call to Arms via AlterNet

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2003-08-28

News from NO SWEAT!

Workers Rights Consortium Conducts Preliminary Investigation

Haiti protest

Nike fun...

# posted by Mark @ 03:15

2003-08-25

Steelworker Retirees Benefits cut off

Detroit, Mich.—When steelworkers ratified a labor agreement covering the workers in the newly combined operations of US Steel and National Steel last May, they felt good about it. They didn’t expect to see their worst nightmares become reality. via LabourStart

# posted by Mark @ 12:12

Organize or Die

Three progressive union presidents -- with some surprising allies -- are out to transform American labor. A big picture perspective on the labor movement. via TheAmericanProspect

# posted by Mark @ 01:22

Solidarity Call

Workers at a garment factory in Mexico, just over the border from the United States, who are producing goods for such companies as Levis and Tommy Hillfiger, recently attempted to form an independent trade union and negotiate with their employer. The employer reacted by sacking five of the union's leaders, then fifty more, and now threatens to lay off thousands. They are asking for our help. Please send off a protest message and consider making a financial contribution as well via LabourStart

Check out No Sweat The UK campaign against sweatshops weblog and their assistance in helping to support this independent union - SolidarityCall

# posted by Mark @ 01:19

2003-08-23

A weblog? What is the big deal?

I am interested in how this type of communication can work within organizing.

Here is a short tutorial on weblogs.

# posted by Mark @ 00:38

2003-08-22

Bold New Labor Movement Approaching

The macho image of organized labor is being transformed from within, as unions adopt feminist strategies, link labor with community issues, and work to establish connections across national borders. In the doldrums and decline for years, organized labor may now be approaching a tipping point, when the convergence of social movements creates a sudden upsurge in support. Unions are changing and one scholar-activist sees reasons for optimism on Labor Day 2003. via LabourNewsNetwork - By Dan Clawson

# posted by Mark @ 23:44

2003-08-21

things that make you go hmmm

The links to the comments and rss feeder resources on blogger were working yesterday.

what's up with that?

later. . . seems that I got the comments section running. that is a good start.

# posted by Mark @ 17:21

Action Item

Take Action! Tell Verizon not to cut or export U.S. jobs.

Read link off of ealier post

# posted by Mark @ 12:44

2003-08-20

more technical difficulties

Teo is having trouble getting into blogger as well, hmmm.

If there are any weblog savy people out there contact me

# posted by Mark @ 11:21

Free conference calls

Free Conference Calls

# posted by Mark @ 02:03

2003-08-19

Peter is having technical difficulties getting into blogger

Bummer, not so much as the bummer this video describes

# posted by Mark @ 15:51

another weblog starting up

asking similar questions -- OK . . . now where do we go from here?

# posted by Mark @ 03:47

comments and rss syndication

how to install comments

rss search in blogger database

# posted by Mark @ 01:57

2003-08-18

randomWalks

put togeather a nice piece on the 70,000 Verizon workers, at the weblog

# posted by Mark @ 15:03

for all good people

If you are interested in this idea of a weblog for the LaborNotes Conference - please contact me or simply jump in to the conference WikiPage

# posted by Mark @ 13:34

2003-08-17

Photos possible

I just found this site TextAmerica which offers a "Moblogging" site free. Moblogging is like moble blogging, using images mostly though.

A little later - Labor Notes Mobloggin site!

# posted by Mark @ 18:50

how to post a link

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couldn't figure out how to show you in this weblog, so here it is on a wiki page

# posted by Mark @ 12:35

Blackout 2003 - Detroit

Much fun and community spirit. It was lovely to have the whole area off the grid for the time.

Blackout 2002 - Detroit was a bit different. (scroll halfway down the page)

# posted by Mark @ 01:38

2003-08-14

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Ick, do I have to give a space before I write so there isn't this smashing effect?

Also, besides comments, I would like an RSS feed.
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# posted by Mark @ 12:43

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Well, after a bit of stumbling around I figured out how to login to this site. Now to figure out how to enable comments.

On a WikiPage here are the ideas from a tiny brainstorm last night : When we fight for our rights... they call us ''troublemakers''.
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# posted by Mark @ 12:36

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Hello Folks,

My first "official" blog post, (not to a comments section).

I have done much work on the wiki
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# posted by Mark @ 02:51