Welcome to another installment of Labor Diary Rescue. Diaries are below the fold.
Before we get to them, let’s look at Ed Schultz’ new show. He really takes it to the “centrist Dems” for not getting on board with EFCA:
h/t Wizardkitten and Souplady for the video.
If this is any indication of how his show will be, we’re in for a treat!
Anyway, onto the diaries.....
You guys know the rules by now. If you want your diary to be rescued, your diary must have the word “union” in the tag, have less than 100 comments, must be pro-union, and must not have already been rescued or made the rec list.
Public D gives us the latest from Detroit with All The Rage.
The spark shows us Cintas's Two-Faced Take on Free Choice.
Union Review gives yet another example of how far management will go to keep people from joining a union in VIDEO: Worker Tells of Harassment on the Job When Organizing a Union.
David Nichols tells about his newsletter Why Unions? Newsletter.
Rjones2818 gives us the latest labor news from Britain with [Video] Visteon Factory Worker Occupations.
Tasini says what we all know must be done: Labor Must Field A Primary Opponent To Blanche Lincoln.
Laura at Working America gives us news that can help the unemployed in Helping Unemployed Workers Get By and Fight Back
SuperBowlXX writes about Sen. Lincoln’s betrayal of the American worker in Blanche Lincoln Will Vote NO on EFCA.
MinistryofTruth writes about the challenges of being a unionized workplace in a global economy in Union cuts, and cuts, and then bleeds to death.
Shirah writes an excellent diary about a 1989 strike amongst coal miners in April 5, 1989 - Remembering the Pittston Strike - Plenty of Law . . . No Justice.
Congressional candidate Carl Ray writes about The Role of a National Government in a Global Economy.
Lots of diaries. Enjoy them! And treat the comments as an open thread.