The Fight for the 8 Hour Day
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Yesterday I spoke to the Michigan AFL-CIO Community Services Conference. We all had such a great time. Today I am driving from the UAW’s Black Lake Education Center in upstate Michigan to Chicago. I will speak
It’s May Day! A Global Celebration for Workers & Unions!
It’s May Day, the global celebration for workers and unions. We celebrate the struggles and victories of our foremothers and forefathers. We celebrate our Solidarity! We celebrate our work together today for a better
The Future of the American Labor Movement (Part 1)
This is the first of a series of blogs written by Stewart Acuff titled The Future of the American Labor Movement. With the AFL-CIO and the American labor movement announcing at the winter meeting in Florida
We must demand that the Gov’t work for the Good of our People!
Washington opinion makers and pundits are openly talking about the fracturing of the Radical Rightwing Republican House of Representatives. Republican Speaker John Boehner was re-elected speaker with 10 of his members voting against him. The
We Must Strengthen the Power of the Middle Class
More and more economists are saying that once outsourced jobs are now coming back to America. Sounds great, doesn’t it. The problem is that it is now cheaper to manufacture goods in America than in
We are grateful to the Walmart Strikers who are standing together in DIGNITY!
Please remember to support our striking brothers and sister at Walmart. Please find a way to support them! Walk picket, bring cookies or coffee. Tell them we are all with them. Please understand ultimately
Unions and The Working Class
I leave this beautiful place today very happy with how the book and the message were received. As I learned long ago that union, community, and civil rights activists want to be challenged with
I’m so PROUD OF US!
There is nothing like watching a $50 million dollars a year radio talker like Rush Limbaugh whining and complaining about a 4 percent tax increase for the wealthy to help you realize just how greedy
Our Beautiful Electoral Victory!
The second morning from our beautiful electoral victory – don’t know which morning is sweeter – yesterday when I loved the huge victory, but was a sleep deprived zombie, or today with some sleep
The creative dedicated minority
“Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.” Martin Luther King,
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