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Along the lower Mississippi

Along the lower Mississippi

Workers, environmentalists & Black community join forces against toxics by Peter Shapiro The BASF petrochemical plant stands along the lower Mississippi River in the small, mainly African American town of Geismar, midway between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  A... Read More »
Victory in Georgia textile

Victory in Georgia textile

News Analysis African American women unionize in the rural South Contributed LOUISVILE & WAYNESBORO, GA. – On Oct. 13, 18 months after voting to join the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), 600 workers at the Samsons and Delila... Read More »
Factories in the home

Factories in the home

Garment workers testify against abusive conditions Mary Ann Helmann, Contributed LOS ANGELES — Sonia Galan sat in the living room of the small one-bedroom house she shares with her husband and 11-month-old daughter in the barrio of El Serena. Nearby... Read More »
Women Farm Workers in Matagalpa

Women Farm Workers in Matagalpa

EYEWITNESS REPORT Hammering out union’s response to Nicaragua’s economic problems Alan Ross, Contributed MATAGALPA PROVINCE, NICARAGUA — One September morning here, Unity got a glimpse of Nicaraguan democracy in action when 300 women farm workers gathered to discuss the union’s... Read More »