Solidarity with Rio Tinto miners: ‘From the Docks to the Desert’
Trucks loaded with $30,000 worth of food, followed by a 150-car convoy, converged on the Rio Tinto Borax mine and plant in Boron, Calif., in solidarity with locked out miners.
What happened to my country?
As I grabbed my grease-soiled lunch cooler and stepped out of my GM truck to head into work at Delphi Packard Electric I had to stop for a moment to digest the sight of a nearly 1/2 mile long, 1/8 mile deep parking lot that was literally empty.
We need to combat workplace violence
Consider this: Every year, almost two million American men and women are the victims of violent crime at their workplaces.
Workers give Marriott a wake-up call
Area workers give Marriott a wake-up call on health care and contract negotiations.
Machinists fight for their pensions
"If predatory bankers can come in here and steal the pensions these workers earned, then nobody in our nation is safe!" said Jim McClellan, president of International Association of Machinists District 54.
