Sorry, everybody, about not being on here last Thursday. My internet connection went down for a little while and I couldn’t get the diary posted.
But the good news is that because of the lack of connection, you’re getting a super-sized diary of everything that didn’t get rounded up last week. Enjoy!
As usual, the Labor Diary Rescue is done every Monday and Thursday night (if my internet isn’t down), and if you want to be rescued you must have the word "union" in your tag line, be a pro-labor diary, have less than 100 comments, and not be recommended or on any other diary rescue. The diaries are below the fold.
First up, Bendygirl shows the benefit for women in unions in Getting it Right For Women and tells a fun story about being on the radio in I Was On The Radio Today!!!
Carldavidson gives us a report from an international labor conference in Amherst: Solidarity Economy's USA Coming Out Party.
While most of what I’ve been hearing from auto workers towards Obama has been positive, rjones2818 has a different take in Detroit auto workers denounce Obama's concession demands.
Maha asks and answers the question Unions: Still Relevant? Or Just Relics?
TomP shows SEIU’s new online petition (and please sign it!) in A Tale of Two CEOs, SEIU calls for firing BoA's Lewis.
MooingChoir writes on his Perspective on UAW from a Union Organiser.
Seth D writes Civil Rights Leaders Urge Passage of Employee Free Choice.
DaveUSA tells us about 5 Ways to Fight Harder for Employee Free Choice.
PaulVA tells a horrible story about Another Day, Another Worker Fired For Trying to Form A Union.