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The split in the AFL-CIO

Joshua DeVries — 2005-09-13T18:57:01Z

The drama of the split in the US AFL-CIO union federation has focussed attention on the depth of the crisis of U.S. unions.

- IV370 - September 2005 / United States (USA)

Northwest Mechanics Strike Against Deep Pay/Benefit Cuts, Layoffs, Outsourcing

Joshua DeVries, William Johnson — 2005-08-29T13:56:20Z

Close to 4,400 mechanics, cleaners, and maintenance workers at the giant US air carrier Northwest Airlines (NWA) walked off the job August 20. The strike, called by the independent Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA), is the first major airline strike since Northwest pilots struck in 1998.

- News from around the world / United States (USA)

11 September: one year later, US workers still feel the fallout

Joshua DeVries — 2002-10-11T00:00:00Z

By 12 September 2001, commentators were already telling Americans that "nothing will ever be the same again". In the year since then, workers have found that some things have changed a lot, and others not at all - but that they now have a new rationale, the war on terrorism. Increasingly, national security is invoked to cover the anti-labour agenda of the Bush Administration and the employers.

- IV344 - October 2002 / United States (USA)