Tag Archives: American Labor Movement

Wisconsin’s Final Recall Hours: From Jackson Browne, To Phone Banks, To Voting

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Joanne Boyer

Tuesday will hopefully bring an end to Scott Walker and his Wisconsin-tradition busting. It won’t be easy. Those who grab power through lies and deceit never go quietly into the night. The Wisconsin recall is about so much more than unions. Continue reading →

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They’re Back: Those Wonderful People In Wisconsin Who Will Not Give Up

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Joanne Boyer

Those incredible people in Wisconsin continue to inspire us and show us what democracy looks like. They were back to mark the anniversary of Governor Scott Walker’s anti-union legislation and to look forward to the recall election in June. Continue reading →

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March Profile: Eugene V. Debs

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Joanne Boyer

As we await a spring revival of the Occupy Movement, a look back at the life and times of Eugene V. Debs reminds us that the fight for the 99 percent has long been waged. Read our March Progressive Profile and ask yourself if his words from nearly 100 years ago don’t ring just as true in 2012. Continue reading →

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Playing Bigger Than You Are: No One Said It Was Going To Be Easy

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Joanne Boyer

Of the many lessons woven throughout Stewart Acuff’s book Playing Bigger Than You Are:  A Life in Organizing (Levins Publishing, Minneapolis) is the valuable perspective he shares about the day-in and day-out work that is the reality of union organizing. … Continue reading →

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More Good News For Vote No On Issue 2

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Joanne Boyer

We head into the final two weeks before the November 8 election in Ohio that focuses on the repeal of the anti-union, anti-worker, regressive Senate Bill 5 that was passed by the Ohio Republican legislature and signed by Gov. John … Continue reading →

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Labor Day 2011: Don’t Forget The Past

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Joanne Boyer

Like many, I have spent some time reflecting on Labor Day and what it has meant to me and my family over the year and how the state of labor in this country has changed over the course of my … Continue reading →

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