Editors' Blog
Lenin on "Reactionary" Trade Unions by Thomas Riggins
One of the most difficult questions facing any socialist movement is its relation to the trade unions.
UNDERSTANDING CHINA AND ITS UNIONS
Summary: There is a lot of confusion about China and its unions in the world workers' movement.
Obama administration pushes ahead with free trade agreements
Today the Obama aministration announced it may have the basis of a deal with Republicans in Congress to move forward with three free trade deals: Korea-US, Panama FTA and Colombia FTA.
Why the Colombia Free Trade Agreement is Still a Bad Idea
The following is a statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka welcoming the arrival of 6 Colombian trade union leaders who have come to Washington, D.C. to visit with Congress and express their opposition to the Colombia Free Trade Agreement:
Setting the record straight – GWB and OBL (Part 2)
Republican politicians, former Bush administration officials, and conservative corporate media have all joined in a chorus in the past 24 hours or so to claim kudos for George W. Bush for the killing of Osama bin Laden.
Podcast: Why the Colombia Free Trade Agreement is Still a Bad Idea
On this episode PA contributing editor John Case and CPUSA labor commission chair Scott Marshall respond to the new push to pass the Colombia Free Trade Agreement.
AFL-CIO rejects Colombia FTA
Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the Proposed Colombia Trade AgreementApril 06, 2011We are deeply disappointed that the Obama Administration has signaled that it will move forward to submit the proposed U.S.-Colombia Trade Agreement to Congress for a vote in the near future. In our view, the situation in Colombia remains unacceptably violent for trade unionists, as well as for human rights defenders and other vulnerable populations.
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Having been excluded in various small but cumulative ways from the academy (after about 15 years labor in it as a contracted lecturer), I find myself in the position where I distrust and cannot always afford to buy books in my fields of interest, and also have restricted access to library resources.
