Telling Labor’s Story
Recent Pieces by LAWCHA Members
November 2009
Organizing the Unorganized and Labor Law Reform
Mike Honey’s Letter Announcing the Historians’ Petition in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act
Historians' Petition in Support of the Employee Free Choice Act
David Brody’s Letter to Congress on the Employee Free Choice Act
Judy Ancel, “The Employee Free Choice Act Can Help You Get a Raise,” Kansas City Star, November 5, 2008
Hugh Baron, “Learning about Labor,” The Nation, December 15, 2008.
Martin J. Bennett, “Down the Wal-Mart Low Road: What Are the Costs of a Supercenter?,” California Progress Report, September 7, 2009.
Martin J. Bennett, “Young Workers Need the Employee Free Choice Act,” AFL-CIO Point of View, July 30, 2009.
Martin J. Bennett, “Why Unions Matter More Than Ever Before,” Santa Rosa Press Democrat, September 1, 2008.
Joe Berry, “A New Majority Faculty: Progress or Profit,” Perspectives on Work, Summer 2009.
David Brody, “Against Company-dominated Elections: The Need for EFCA,” Dissent, April 1, 2009.
David Brody, “The Problem of an Employer-Dominated Labor Law”
David Brody, “Reinforcing Labor’s Right to Organize,” San Diego Union-Tribune, March 1, 2007.
David Brody, “Unions and the Public Interest,” April 22, 2008.
Bob Bussel, “Unions Still Needed for Workers’ Protections,” Eugene Register-Guard, April 7, 2009.
Bob Bussel, “Why EFCA is Good for America”
Peter Cole, “Don't let companies intimidate employees who want unions,” Peoria Journal Star, August 30, 2008
Peter Cole, “The Economic Component of Human Rights.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 11, 2008.
Jeff Cowie, “For the Long Run: The Employee Free Choice Act,” Common Dreams, April 27, 2006.
Steve Early, “Is Obama a Savior for Labor?” Multiple Papers through the Progressive Media Project.
Steve Early, “Unions to Obama: Don’t Abandon Us.” Boston Globe. December 6, 2008.
Joshua B. Freeman, “Ask About the History of New York’s Working Class,” New York Times City Room Blog, October 21-23.
Daniel Graff, “Passage of EFCA Would Honor Dignity of Work,” South Bend Tribune, September 3, 2009.
Daniel Graff, “We Must Support the Right top Work with Free Choice,” October 30, 2008
Julie Greene, “Stimulus From the Bottom Up,” Baltimore Sun, April 6, 2009. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.efca01apr06,0,3965667.story
Martin Halpern, "Labor Looks for Help in Arkansas.” Arkansas Times. 17 May 2007.
Martin Halpern, “For Free Choice,” Arkansas Times, April 16, 2009.
Donna Havarty-Stacke, “Can Obama Change America’s Understanding of Class and Dissent?”, History News Network, January 19, 2009.
Ann C. Hodges, “Economy: EFCA Would Benefit Virginians,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, September 26, 2009.
Michael Honey, “Grass Roots Can Nourish Obama’s Goals, Nation’s Needs,” Tacoma News Tribune, November 6, 2008
Michael Honey, “Human Rights and the Economy Crisis.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 12, 2008.
Michael Honey, “King's Legacy: Defending the Right to Organize”
Michael Honey, “King's Unfinished Agenda,” Seattle Post Intelligencer:
Michael Honey, “Why Do Historians Support the Employee Free Choice Act,” Tacoma News Tribune, March 18, 2009.
Michael Honey, “Why the Employee Free Choice Act?” Puget Sound Business Journal. March 27, 2009.
Michael Honey, “Yes: Economy’s Strength Hinges on U.S. Workers,” Tacoma News Tribune August 31, 2008
David Jacobs, “Let’s Steward Unions Back In,” BusinessWeek Debate Room, March 2007.
William P. Jones, “Free Choice Act Guards Democracy,” Wisconsin State Journal, December 15, 2008.
William P. Jones, “Obama’s New Deal,” The Nation, November 13, 2008.
Harvey J. Kaye, “To Be Franklin,” The Guardian (UK), September 3, 2007.
Harvey J. Kaye, “Americans Should Embrace Their Radical History,” Ourfuture.org. March 9, 2009.
Harvey J. Kaye, “FDR’s Forgotten Freedoms,” TheDailyBeast.com, September 28, 2009.
Michael Kazin, “The Sit Down Strikes Returns! Now What?,” The American Prospect, December 11, 2008.
Robert Korstad and Max Krochmal, “Promoting Unions and Recovery,” Raleigh News & Observer, March 3, 2009.
Nelson Lichtenstein, “New, Improved Unions,” The Los Angeles Times, April 29, 2007.
Timothy P. Lynch, “Unions Still Needed Today,” Cincinnati Enquirer, September 6, 2009.
Nancy MacLean, “God’s Work: What Can Faith-Based Activism Do For Labor,” Boston Review 34 (May/June 2009).
Michael Pierce, “Please Rethink Card Check,” Benton County Daily Record, 10 May 2009.
Peter Rachleff, “Every Crisis is an Opportunity,” Saint Paul Union Advocate, September 7, 2009.
Joseph Slater, “Given a Choice, Workers Go Union.” Akron Beacon Journal. 20 April 2007.
Kerry Taylor, “Charleston Sanitation Workers Fight for Union Recognition,” Labor Notes, July 15, 2009.
James Wolfinger, “Bill Backs Workers, Unions and Supports Democracy.” Chicago Sun Times. 12 May 2007.
Robert H. Zieger, “Labor Did It Again,” November 9, 2008
Robert H. Zieger, “The Right to Organize.” The Gainesville Sun, March 22, 2009.
Other Topics on Work, Workers, and the Labor Movement
David Bensman, “Port Trucking on the Low Road,” Demos, July 2009.
Jennifer Klein, “Don’t Cut Our (Public) Health Care,” CNN Commentary, September 15, 2009.
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