The Labor Educator
An Internet Newsmagazine
for American Labor



Vol. 8 No. 2 (April, 1999)


NEWS & ANALYSIS

Why We're Unique and Needed
We offer six good reasons why it's to your advantage to become a regular subscriber to The Labor Educator. Read our first complimentary issue and we're sure you'll agree.

How the AFL-CIO Can Do Better
Here are four practical proposals to give a needed lift to labor's disappointing organizing record. We suggest a new strategy to make unions relevant to millions of workers who need them.

NYC's Public Sector Scandal
It may take years for New York City's largest public sector union, AFSCME District Council 37, to recover from scandal and disgrace. We summarize the latest developments.

Can Hoffa Deliver on Promises?
James P. Hoffa, the president-elect of the Teamsters, will be tested on how he makes good on his promises. Here are the formidable challenges he will face.

What Happened to Job Security?
Corporations have been laying off millions who thought they had a secure job until they were ready to retire. What can you do if you're over 40 and it happens to you?

A School for Assassins
Each year, the Pentagon trains some 2,000 Latin American soldiers on how to terrorize people in their own countries by torture, kidnapping and murder. Union organizers are among their targets.

The Fastest-Growing Union
The Service Employees International Union has the best organizing record in the AFL-CIO. Read how SEIU developed a "culture of organizing." It may become a model for other unions.

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