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History of the US working class in general
Labor instensification, sweatshops
- The Case for Shorter Work Time
- By Bruce O'Hara. 25 October, 1995. In the last couple of decates, people have come to work more for less.
- Historic "No Sweatshop" Resolution To Be Introduced at Mayors Conference
- Sweatshop Watch press release. 18 June, 1997. Model municipal no-sweatshop public purchasing resolution.
Health, safety, and sexual harassment
- Lives in the balance -- Corporate vs. public research
- By Phil E. Benjamin, in People's Weekly World,
16 September, 1995. Re the Ballenger Bill (HR-1834) which guts the Occupational Safety and Health Act.- Mitsubishi chorus drowns out industry sexism
- By Vickie Elmer. Detroit Journal, Business Columnist. 26 May, 1996. Sexual harassment is widespread.
- Job Related Injuries Very Common in US
- Associated Press. 27 July, 1997.
Contingent (temporary, part-time) workers
- Contingent Workers: There oughta be a law
- By Tony Murphy, in Workers World, 7 September, 1995.
The natural environment
- Progressives gather to build a broader movement
- From Labor-Environmental Solidarity Network News, 22 August, 1995. Meeting in Portland, OR, 14-15 Aug. re cooperation in struggle against reaction by uniting labor and environmentalism.
