UNIONS BUILT THE MIDDLE CLASS

UNIONS BUILT THE MIDDLE CLASS By John Spiegelhoff The 1950’s and 1960’s are considered a time of prosperity for our country. Workers were paid a good wage and our economy was booming. Corporate CEO’s earned just a little more than the workers. Our country manufactured goods right here in America and manufacturing jobs were plentiful. Companies took pride in their workforce. They knew a well-paid workforce with benefits and a pension benefitted the entire country. Most people considered themselves middle class. Now people are wondering: what happened to our middle class? Over the past forty years this is what happened. In 1954 ...

THE DAILY CALL

THE DAILY CALL By Virginia Kirsch “Mere passive citizenship is not enough. Men must be aggressive for what is right if government is to be saved from men who are aggressive for what is wrong.” By Robert “Fighting Bob” LaFollette; It is in this tone of Fighting Bob that articles are selected to keep our citizens informed and our democracy strong. The Daily Call is a free daily update from Wisconsin on news updates, commentary, links and support networks for progressives. Mark L. Taylor is the editor and invites you to read his daily post at www.thedailycall.org . You can subscribe for free today! You can read the daily posted ...

WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS

WORKERS INDEPENDENT NEWS (A Multimedia Voice for Workers) Doug Cunningham is the producer of Workers Independent News. This is a multimedia voice for workers. On the web you can read his daily labor news updates. You can also hear labor news on the radio. Check the website for a station near you. www.LaborRadio.org WIN (Workers Independent News) is the voice of working families in a world where the corporations dominate. There is no other national daily news on unions. Eleven per cent of US workers are unionized, a minority. News of unions are outgunned. For that reason we need strong citizen journalism, which reports the facts accuratel...

Why We Need Labor Unions in Our Community

By John Spiegelhoff and Dale Moerke What exactly is a Labor Union and why should I care about them? If you would ask a random person on the street you would get probably some interesting answers. Here is one textbook definition of a Labor Union: An association, combination, or organization of employees who band together to secure favorable wages, improved working conditions, and better work hours. But a Labor Union is much more than a textbook definition. Union members are your family members and your neighbors. They live in the same community as you. Union members are teachers, nurses, highway workers, factory workers and courthouse workers ...