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Striking Back: Organized Labor and Solidarity
August 27, 2003
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Multi-million dollar union-busting campaigns, heavy-handed responses from law enforcement officials, and shifts in labor law make union organizing a tough prospect these days. But despite the hurdles, there have been key victories. On this special edition from the Labor Desk of the National Radio Project, we take a look at successful efforts by hospital workers in Bronxville, New York, meatpackers in Omaha, Nebraska, and dockworkers in Charleston, South Carolina. What challenges did organizers overcome? And, what are some of the lessons learned?
Featuring:
SEIU Local 1199 members Marian Beavers, Jay Adams, and Jackie Alleyne; Pricilla Murolo, labor history professor at Sarah Lawrence College; Donna McDonald, president of UFCW Local 271; Tom Holler and Marcella Cervantes, Omaha Together One Community; Ken Riley, ILA Local 1422; Lawrence Thibeaux, ILWU Local 10.
For more information:
SEIU, Local 1199
310 West 43rd Street
New York, NY 10036
212-582-1890
UFCW Local 271
2502 Leavenworth St.
Omaha, NE 68105
402-342-5417
Omaha Together One Community
3035 Harney St.
Omaha, NE 68131
402-344-4401
ILWU Local 10
400 North Point Street
San Francisco, CA 94113