ILWU calls for investigation of Bush
LOS ANGELES – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union sent a letter to Attorney General John Ashcroft, Nov. 1, calling on the Department of Justice to conduct a full investigation into the apparent collusion between the Bush administration, shipping companies and associations during the West Coast port contract negotiations.
Whose recovery? Unemployment up
Commentary War talk from the Bush administration has done a pretty good job of shouting down any news coverage of rising unemployment. Just released figures from the Labor Department show that unemployment continued to climb slightly from 5.6 percent in September to 5.7 percent in October. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the economy lost 5,000 jobs.
Harvey Pitt, SEC head, shown the door
Harvey Pitt, the Wall Street yes man whom President Bush had appointed to head the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), was forced to resign on Nov. 5.
Texas: Labor did its part
DALLAS – In the nation’s second most populous state, Democratic candidates withered and burned under an offensive blitz led by President George W. Bush of Crawford.
Tech agreement an ILWU victory
LOS ANGELES – The International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association reached a crucial tentative agreement related to technology and union jurisdiction on Nov. 1. The tentative deal marks a turning point in the contentious contract battle that has been raging since May 1.
Deep fears over unilateral war on Iraq
Commentary A Pew Research Center poll released Oct. 31 found support for George W. Bush’s plan for preemptive war against Iraq has dropped from 64 percent in mid-September to 55 percent. Support for war plummets to only 27 percent if the U.S. acts unilaterally, down from 34 percent in September.
No time to retreat
Editorial While much will be said about the 2002 elections in the days and weeks ahead, one immediate conclusion that we should draw is that the outcome is no clear-cut mandate for the Bush administration’s right-wing agenda.
Working families say: Well fight Bush agenda
WASHINGTON – Despite setbacks in the Nov. 5 elections, the AFL-CIO, the National Organization for Women and other grassroots organizations vowed a determined fight to block the Bush administration from railroading its ultra-right agenda through Congress.
Remembering Wellstone the soul of the Senate
The following are speeches and statements made about Sen. Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila upon their death, Oct. 25, in a tragic plane accident, which also took the life of their daugher Marcia, three campaign workers and the two pilots.
Dotterman for Boston City Council
Worker’s Correspondence It is less than a week until the Special Election for the Boston City Council seat for Allston/Brighton is held.
