[Antiracism] [Workers Rights] Odds & Ends

[WMass Jobs With Justice]

Check out New Unionism ... "There's something fundamentally wrong about an
employer who claims that staff are their most important asset, yet treats
unions as their worst enemy. Either they don't understand unionism, they're
just waffling, or they're jaded 1990's ideologues. Wal-Mart is now suffering
the inevitable result of this paradoxical thinking. They are facing huge
class action suits from employees; other workers' cases have already cost
them millions; profits are way down; competitors have overtaken them; a
number of overseas ventures have failed; internal ructions have developed;
investor confidence has crumbled; and churches have joined unions and
environmental groups in criticising the company for human rights abuses."
Work In Progress #3 Aug-Sept 2007 New Unionism Network, HYPERLINK
"http://www.newunionism.net/"http://www.newunionism.net/
 
Younionize  
Are you a union member? Do you want to be? It may be that you don't
know which union to join. Maybe your job(s) don't fall into any obvious 
classification. Perhaps you think somebody may misinterpret your 
motives. Or, most likely, you simply haven't been asked. This network is 
launching a new global initiative - Younionize - which seeks to make 
the process as easy as possible. If you want to join a union just click 
HYPERLINK "http://www.newunionism.net/younionize.htm"here  Your details will
be treated with the maximum of confidentiality 
and we'll also offer you free membership of the New Unionism network, 
along with other further free Younionize options. No obligations, no
strings. 

A note to union officials 
    In order to refer potential members to your union we need a contact
person to 
work with. Please ask your membership officer to send a name and email
address 
to HYPERLINK "mailto:younionize at newunionism.net."younionize at newunionism.net.
 
 
A new documentary on the life of Pete Seeger has been made:  Pete Seeger:
The Power of Song.  Don't know how widely it will be distributed, but if you
want a fore-taste, there is an interview with the film-maker on the Pete
Seeger appreciation page:  HYPERLINK
"http://www.peteseeger.net/"http://www.peteseeger.net/  [thanks to Gary]
 
 
Film about provocateur cops at Canadian labor rally at HYPERLINK
"http://collateral.blip.tv/file/357302/"http://collateral.blip.tv/file/35730
2/.
 
 
The Union One Video Project, posting pro-union videos on video web sites
such as You Tube in an effort to combat the anti-union videos being posted
by the Heritage Foundation, UnionFacts.com, and others, has evolved into
U1TV, All Union, All the Time! at HYPERLINK
"http://youtube.com/watch?v=YO5h4p7uNW4"http://youtube.com/watch?v=YO5h4p7uN
W4 and HYPERLINK "http://youtube.com/unionone"http://youtube.com/unionone.
[thanks to Bruce]
 
 
WMass's own Caroline Murray of ADP (Alliance to Develop Power, Springfield)
takes on Bill O'Reilly at HYPERLINK
"http://www.foxnews.com/video2/launchPage.html?090607/090607_oreilly_murray&
Homeland%20Security%20How-To%3F&OReilly_Factor&Pro-immigrant%20group%20creat
es%20video%20for%20illegal%20immigrants%20caught%20by%20the%20government&Pol
itics&-1&Homeland%20Security%20How-To%3F&Video%20Launch%20Page&News&/video2/
images/090607_090607_oreilly_murray_320x240.jpg"http://www.foxnews.com/video
2/launchPage.html?090607/090607_oreilly_murray&Homeland%20Security%20How-To%
3F&OReilly_Factor&Pro-immigrant%20group%20creates%20video%20for%20illegal%20
immigrants%20caught%20by%20the%20government&Politics&-1&Homeland%20Security%
20How-To%3F&Video%20Launch%20Page&News&/video2/images/090607_090607_oreilly_
murray_320x240.jpg. 
[Hopefully the link doesn't break - you may have to copy & paste it into
your browser.]
 
 
And HYPERLINK
"http://action.americanrightsatwork.org/aaraw/join.html?r=_1ac5Os185EUE"sign
up for American Rights at Work!

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