Work in Progress

Where's Solomon When We Need Him?

"...ANC is awarded a chance to solve the day labor dilemma, the task will be daunting. But some feel..."

May 28, 1999 News Column

Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the Nov. 6 election

"...Asian American PAC, Austin Board of Realtors, Austin Central Labor Council, Austin Environmental Democrats, Austin Firefighters Association PAC, Austin/Travis..."

Oct. 25, 2018 News Post

Letters at 3AM: Flash Mob Dance Revolution: Part 3

Investment, invention, and labor: the three pillars of commerce

"...Labor is essential to your enterprises, but labor is paid..."

Dec. 2, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Report

Hey, Clinton: Be a Democrat; and Labor Law Lawbreaker

"...LABOR LAW LAWBREAKER..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Unions Bet on Mayoral Candidate Kirk Watson

Endorsements flow in, though his proposals may leave some Austinites wanting more

"...Former state Sen. Kirk Watson has swept the major labor endorsements on his march to become the next mayor..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Page Two: An Injury to All

The universal perils of union busting

"...working hand in glove with management, has sucker punched labor...."

April 8, 2011 Column by Louis Black

Club Endorsements

Who's backing whom in the March primary?

"...Texas Students United, Stonewall Democrats of Austin, Austin Central Labor Council, AFSCME Local 1624, Liberal Austin Democrats, UNITE HERE..."

Feb. 15, 2018 News Post

A Battle on the Shuttle

For aggrieved UT drivers, the buck stops at Capital Metro

"...Cordie Ray, the basis for the ongoing and fractious labor dispute between the shuttle drivers and Capital Metro subcontractor..."

May 21, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Migrating North

As the Texas and national film industry feels the burn of runaway production, many agree with one directive: Blame Canada.

"...this the wildly advantageous Canada-U.S. exchange rate and Canada's "labor rebate incentive programs," which give producers up to 35%..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Postmarks

Don't Shelve Smart Growth

"...the recent furor over the relocation of the day labor site and the end-run around SOS over the Forum..."

July 2, 1999 Column

Letters at 3AM: Occupy the Future

Corporations are not people

"...capital on an equal footing with, if not above, labor [Lincoln's italics] in the structure of government. It is..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Column by Michael Ventura

The Hightower Report

Bushites squelch negative Central American labor conditions report; and sustainable food program teaches students more than they'll ever learn in a sterile classroom

"...what they've tried to do to a report about labor abuses in Central America. For more than a year,..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Prevailing Wage Guessing Game

Trustees worry that doing the right thing might cause bond dollars to come up short

"...for its $519.5 million bond package. At the time, labor representatives pointed out that the district's prevailing wage scale,..."

April 15, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Static Interference

KOOP Ponders An Ally's Anti-Union Stance

"...have been under-served by radio in the past, including labor. One might expect that relations between the two entities..."

Feb. 28, 1997 News Column by Lee Nichols

Point Austin: No Choice

When bosses say their hands are tied, handcuffs follow

"...due process or collective bargaining rights. Not exactly a labor juggernaut. Armed and Dangerous..."

July 1, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Lege Speaks, Cap Metro Listens: Screw the Union

Lege mandates busting union contracts at Cap Metro

"...mandated it: Capital Metro must change its current, convoluted labor situation and reduce labor costs. Senate Bill 650, codifying..."

June 3, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• In observation of Labor Day, all city of Austin offices, including those of..."

Sept. 1, 2006 News Feature

Rylander's Prison Plans Not Sewn Up

Comptroller Rylander seeks to aid the war effort with Texas prisoners.

"...relief items, such as clothing and machinery, through prison labor."..."

Oct. 19, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Welfare Warfare

A Bill Is Born

"...of private companies hired to run state programs? State labor leaders argue that the system is doomed to failure..."

Nov. 13, 1998 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Revolutionary Letter to Employers (continued)

"...Today the Corporate Web determines the value of labor. Even small businesses have profited from the job insecurity..."

Nov. 24, 1995 Column

"Strong-Mayor" Proposal Divides Austin's Progressives

Power to the people?

"...ballot during a pandemic," says Jeremy Hendricks with the Laborers' International Union of North America 1095...."

March 5, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Justice and Worker Safety

Labor leaders and legislators draw attention to court decision they say threatens work­ers' ability to sue when injured by negligent employers

"...Labor leaders and legislators used International Human Rights Day (Dec...."

Dec. 21, 2007 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Page Two: Grand Illusions

The only problem with wide-ranging, all-encompassing conspiracy theories is that they're wrong

"...time when minorities, the poor, lower-class children, immigrants, women, labor organizers, workers, and nonlandowners suffered oppression, were frequently denied..."

July 6, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Point Austin: Let 'Em Eat Op-Eds!

From Managua to Guang Zhou, it ain't easy being Wal-Mart

"...pregnant or talking union. Seeing the results of her labor in a Wal-Mart, said Barahona, shocked her anew "to..."

Oct. 27, 2006 News Column by Michael King

Human Rights? Not at Work

A conference in Austin ponders the odd notion that workers are human beings with rights

"...with a panel of authorities on the rights of labor – and the goal of educating the capacity audience..."

Oct. 21, 2005 News Feature by Michael King

Pepsi Brings Union Fight to City Council

Labor representatives attend council vending machine discussion, urge members to use city clout to pressure Pepsi to bargain in good faith

"...A two-year labor dispute might make Pepsi look a lot less sweet..."

May 6, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Point Austin: Beside the Point

City Council notes

"...agenda, for several reasons, but mostly because the Central Labor Council wanted to speak against the local bottler's handling..."

April 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King

TV Eye

Local filmmaker Heather Courtney's award-winning doc, Los Trabajadores, hits the small screen.

"...for many, but there's still a segment of the labor pool that depends on the strength of their backs..."

March 21, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Making a Living, Making a Life

Judging from the coverage he has been receiving, the most popular story trailing Robert Reich as he travels around the nation talking about his new book The Future of Success is an entirely personal one. Books Editor Clay Smith interviews the former Clinton administration secretary of labor and finds out a few other stories about the popularizing public intellectual.

"...one. When Reich (pronounced Reish) was the secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, he was working late one..."

Feb. 2, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

Come On Down

"...Tunnel project, whereby the city and excited developers will collaborate to bring us a civilized, Austin-style version of the..."

July 2, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

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