LaborTalk - September 7, 2010 AFL-CIO Sends Mixed Signals to Members On ‘One Nation’ Oct. 2 Washington March
AFL-CIO Sends Mixed Signals to Members On ‘One Nation’ Oct. 2 Washington March
The AFL-CIO Executive Council issued a statement on Aug. 4-5, that supported the October 2 March on Washington for Jobs, initiated by the One Nation Working Together, but immediately offered a reason why it would not officially participate. Read this story in LaborTalk
# # # World of Labor – September 4, 2010
World of Labor – September 4, 2010
U.S. Jobless Rate Rises to 9.6%; Net Loss of 57,000 Jobs Many European Firms Violate U.S. Labor Standards, Report Says French Unions Take to Streets to Fight Pension Reforms Illegal Chinese Workers in Israel Threatened with Deportation Top German Union Urges Industry to Advance Pay Raise The First No-Strike Year for Korean Autoworker September 4, 2010 — Read Column
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Video, "AFL-CIO Tops Rig 2009 Election Rules To Stop Candidate Harry Kelber From Running"
Harry Kelber, a labor educator and journalist was prevented from running as a candidate for the AFL-CIO 2009 Executive Board election. Although there are 43 spots available no other candidates have even sought to get elected. In order to prevent Harry from running as he did at the last election the rules have been changed illegally to violate the constitution. Watch Harry Kelber's Interview
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# # # 'My Seventy Years in the Labor Movement' 10 Highlights of Harry Kelber's Unique Career
'My Seventy Years
in the
Labor Movement'
10 Highlights of Harry Kelber's Unique Career
1. During the Great Depression, Harry led a four-month strike at a major food market in Brooklyn, N.Y, that ended with a good union contract.
2. At age 25, Harry was editor of two independent weekly labor newspapers that covered CIO organizing campaigns, as well as the activities of teamster and construction unions.
3. At age 50, Harry earned a B.A. from Brooklyn College and an M.A. and PhD. from New York University - all within 5-1/2 years.
4. In the 1962-63 printers' strike that shut down New York City's daily newspapers for 114 days, Harry was editor of the Daily Strike Bulletin.
5. As the legislative director of the Physicians Forum, Harry played a key role in winning social security for the nation's doctors.
6. In 1968, Harry created and became the first director of Cornell University's Two-Year Labor/Liberal Arts Program.
7. In recognition of his distinguished teaching career, Empire State College created the Dr. Harry Kelber Endowment in Labor Studies.
8. At age 70, Harry became the Educational and Cultural Director of Electrical Workers Local 3, I.B.E.W., a position he held for nearly six years.
9. In 1992, Harry led a week-long seminar in Moscow for 145 labor leaders of the former Soviet Union on the theme, "Democratic Unions in a Market Economy."
10. In 1995, at age 81, Harry ran for a vice president seat on the AFL-CIO Executive Council to force the first election ever, in which a rank-and-filer challenged incumbent officers.
You will be fascinated by the stories surrounding each of Kelber's accomplishments $25 per copy (includes mailing) 370 pages - 8 pages of photographs Click here to purchase 'My Seventy Years in the Labor Movement.
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Daily News, "Spotlight on Great People: His [Harry Kelber] 70-year battle for the rights of workers," by Clem Richardson, October 10, 2008 Read the article on Harry Kelber
Harry Kelber's poetic commentary on "CEO Lust," delivered at Labor Notes conference May 2006. You can see and hear Harry reciting his poem by clicking below.You can read Harry's poem by clicking here.