AUD Links [weblinks]

"A venue for discussion and the free exchange of views among people who work for a living.... a venue where like-minded citizen activists can explore alternatives to the current order and take those tentative steps towards something new - where we can become beings for ourselves.... A way of thinking about what is possible without being held back by the disempowering belief systems of the past and present. The present is malleable. The future is uncharted. All things are possible."

"a forum for all union members{ regardless of which union} to exchange information and ideas. A place to discuss issues, plan actions and link with people of the same purposefulness. The goal is to LEARN, DEFEND and REBUILD UNION."

"Unions and the internet: uses, misuses and anything else that comes up, all from a middle-aged propellorhead's perspective."

Yahoo Discussion List. "The founder of this group wants it open to all in the House of Labor."

(blog on various union issues)

"The social network for trade unionists - a LabourStart project."

"For well over 10 years, the SPEEA, IFPTE Local 2001 Executive Board as a whole has been asleep at the switch while some employees have been cashing in on the naivety or outright ignorance and apathy of the officers who were elected to run this local. Those few elected officers who dared to ask questions or look into questionable financial items were summarily dealt with in 2002 by recall. History repeated itself in 2007. WERE/ARE YOUR DUES SPENT WISELY OR LEGALLY ? You be the judge ! SPEEA Official site at www.speea.org This site is NOT an offical SPEEA site."

"As negotiations have begun for the Flight Attendants of CONTINENTAL AIRLINES "CON"tract, many questions go unanswered, avoided and unobtainable... This site will present information as received even when the union is trying to keep it away from you, the person the union works for. Yes, the union is suppose to work for you!"

"an industry focused organization for members of NWA flight attendants and ground workers, union members at other airlines (United and American), and other labor activists..."

"This site has given individuals the opportunity to delve deeper into what is actually happening in regards to the rights of the members of the IAM&AW particularly LL2339N and District Lodge 142 and the District Lodge elections currently in progress."

"an online community for flight attendants"

Website of the longtime IAM reform activist. "to present the perspective of a factory worker on today's issues, and to share my experiences."

The Unofficial Home Page of United Pilots

"This site exists to expose the dirty truth about Transport Workers Union Local 556 and its master, Southwest Airlines. Until the Flight Attendants wise up and rise up, this effort is to continue underground."

"THIS PAGE WAS SET UP TO KEEP I.B.T. MEMBERS OF AIR CANADA ...
(AND TEAMSTER MEMBERS EVERYWHERE)...
UP TO DATE ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT ALL OF US."

"ONE VOICE AGAINST THE WORLD"

"When XJT &CAL Flight Attendants need the information, NOW!"

"This group will hopefully bring union employees from all of the AAM plants together to discuss management policies, union representation, or contract issues. It has become apparent... that there is a need for employees from the different plants, Detroit, Buffalo Gear & Axle, Tonawanda Forge, Cheektowaga, NY, Three Rivers to communicate directly with each other."

"a newsletter put out occasionally at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (SHAP) of DaimlerChrysler...mainly directed to the skilled trades but many issues are relevant to all union members in the plant, the corporation, industry and society."

"a forum where members of American Axle and Manufacturing Inc. Local 424 may discuss issues and post documents germane to the UAW Local 424 general membership."

"How much more will we lose and how fast is it going? What kind of future do we face if we are just beginning a life of work? What can we expect from the companies we work for, and from the Union leadership we have? This website is a personal rant on these important questions from one rank-and-file activist's point of view." -- Provided in the public domain by UAW 249 member Dennis Gallie.

"To the independent voice of the members."

"This site is dedicated to the Warriors of the shop floor. You will find here information, knowledge that will help you in your workplace." -- Miguel X. Chavarria

"Where Information is Ammunition and Workers Fight to Win" "SOS is workers exerting power through direct action on the shopfloor and in the union hall. SOS coalesces around actions that empower rank and file members to resist concessions, to control the conditions of our labor, to fight back against the corporate attack on the working class, and throw the yoke of company unionism off our necks..."

"Often called "the #1 activist/writer in the UAW" - Brother Shotwell brings his insight to you in this complete collection of LBA&A texts."

"Our Mission: To Mobilize Empower & Inspire SOLIDARITY Collective action won the War of Independence Collective action will win again All working people active or retired, union or non union employed or unemployed native born or immigrant . . . .All are welcome Soldiers of Solidarity"

"Laid-off Highland Park-GM Ryder Drivers Have an Important Decision To Make!" Members-only list for members of Local 174 UAW

"This is a place I set up to provide information on what is being done about the situation at Lake Orion Assembly. I get a lot of questions from concerned members wanting to know what is happening with the NLRB complaint, UAW Public Review Board appeal, and the possible Federal Lawsuit. I will try to post as much as I can on here." ~Nick Waun

"We are auto workers and UAW members from several cities and states, both active workers and retirees. We have joined together to organize a caravan to Washington, D.C. because we are concerned that the auto companies want to make us pay for their crisis. We have worked hard for many years for what we have. We have walked picketlines to win the wages, health care plans, and retirement benefits that we have. We do not intend to lose them without a fight. We intend to make our voices heard."

Website of a "Autoworker, Author, Monologist, Poet, Photographer, International Educator, and Human Rights Activist"

"NDM's purpose is to strengthen the UAW from within by building an educated, unified movement of rank and file UAW members. To fight for a greater share of internal democracy and leadership accountability for the rank and file membership, in the workplace and in our union."

"AWDU is a caucus within UAW Local 2865, the union representing all Academic Student Employees (GSIs, Readers and Tutors) in the UC system. We are rank-and-file union members who feel that the union leadership has lost sight of its mission to represent the multiple interests and points of view of student workers by failing to enable member participation in the union’s democratic structures. Our goal is to provide rank-and-file members with the information and support they need to actively engage in the decision-making processes of the union."

UC Grad Students for a Democratic Union

"NoMoreTiers.org is a pro-union, pro-working class, website dedicated to the elimination of multi-tier, discriminatory wage policies based on any grounds (race, religion, age, sex, sexual-orientation, regular employee compliment numbers, core numbers), and all other forms of corporate voodoo aimed at the division of the working class. Our watchwords are; Equal pay (and benefits) for equal work."

"To educate, inform, motivate and organize members into action, promote and restore Union Democracy and Member Rights..."

International rank and file caucus of members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.

"Activists working for union democracy."

"Carpenters for a Democratic Union-Tennessee Regional Council. One Member, One Vote. Issues on Rank and File power and ownership of our union."

"An open e-mail network, discussion forum for Union Carpenters With no censorship of ideas or of politics."

"WE'RE ON THIS EARTH TOGETHER, AND IF WE WOULD BE BROTHERS, FIGHT NOT JUST ON YOUR OWN BEHALF, BUT FOR THE SAKE OF OTHERS."

"Let us ALL UNITE AS ONE to reclaim our RIGHTS and what’s left of our Union. Victory will be ours if we do!"

"Woodwork, Carpentry, Construction, Law, Unionism, Labor, Management, Economics and Politics.
Even if you don't agree with the information presented here or elsewhere you should at least know that it exists.
Knowledge is freedom. Ignorance is slavery.
To impede information is to impede democracy."

"WE ARE THE STEWARD AD-HOC COMMITTEE LOCATED IN NYC, EMAIL: STEWARDUNDERGROUND@GMAIL.COM
We are for Educating and Mobilizing Stewards toward the creation of a Steward Carpenter Alliance / Association / Network / Organization"

YouTube channel of the EMERGENCY CARPENTER STEWARD BROADCASTING SYSTEM NYC

Hi, Welcome To The Official Blogspot Of James Avellino A Member Of Carpenters Local 370 Albany, NY There Is No America Without Labor, And To Fleece The One Is To Rob The Other -- Abraham Lincoln

"Dedicated to the principle of free and open exchange of member’s ideas and opinions.
Union Carpenters/guest's are welcome to share their views and opinions."

"Let's be heard! Local157.blogspot.com is dedicated to empowering and mobilizing the membership into an irresistible force through the free and open exchange of information, ideas and opinions in the belief that as Union members you have the right to information, to hear, and to be heard!"

"Welcome to UNIONPLAINFACTS, the website that exposes the truth about the Carpenters Union and its leaders. We are dedicated to informing the members of the irregularities and injustices committed by the Carpenters Union, and hopefully help them along the way in getting to better understand their rights as a Carpenters Union member."

"Loyal UBC members, working on change within the system, to return control to the rank and file..."

"This site exists to shed light on the current situation of the
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America.

Since it's transformation as a restructured, Corporate Union Dictatorship, the UBC prefers to keep it's membership in the dark. It's leadership fears the TRUTH.

The links on this page will provide the information needed to make decisions for yourself. Share this link, http://asilins.tripod.com/ , with your Union Brothers and Sisters."

This Page Is A Union Millwright Production. Owned and Operated By A Union Millwright. A Chartered Member Of The Gravy Sucking Pigs. A Life Time Member Of The World Class Millwright Association. Proud Member Of The Union Millwrights. Retired and I Love My Job"

Website of carpenters in British Columbia that "offers... information and encourages networking to promote union democracy, to explore the virtual union meeting, to further the radical centre, and to have a bit of fun in the process, carpe diem."

"Welcome to GANGBOXNEWS the new home of the GANGBOX: CONSTRUCTION WORKERS NEWS SERVICE. This is a news and information listserv for construction workers, both union and non union, who wish to build militant unions responsible to the men and women on the jobsites. Labor activists and workers from all trades are welcome to this site as well."

"Gangbox. A long running discussion list for carpenters and other trades."

"Macout was originally formed to combat the medical co-payment for retirees and to halt the damage being done by the UBC Trusteeship in New York. While primarily recognized as a Retirees Advocacy group MACOUT, seeks to protect and restore the rights of all members, Active and Retired."

Yahoo Group "to network, share information, ideas, technologies, and processes, vent, some ranting, whatever. All to the betterment of the craft and the craftsman. Journeymen and apprentices are welcome. You got a problem? I'm sure that someone here can handle it!

"An open e-mail network, discussion forum for Union Carpenters With no censorship of ideas or of politics."

"Organized and Educated"

UBC undercutting area standards in St Louis.

"We are the U in the UBC. Lets put the movement back in the labor movement and restore DEMOCRACY and RESPECT. Dear Brothers and Sister, we will dedicate this union community page to expose injustice in our union, but most important find a solution"

Yahoo Group "for Cingular Employee Union Local 4202 Members to Organize and start forcing CWA to represent it's DUES PAYING MEMBERS instead of Cingular as it has been doing in the past."

"THE WEB SITE FOR THE REST OF US (The Good, the Bad, the Ugly & the Indifferent), owned by Mike Drake Member & 'Defrocked' Shop Steward of CWA Loco 9510, Orange County, CA."

"Sticking it to CWA Local 4090's failed leadership since 2003!"

Forum for discussion of employee issues related to AT&T's Uverse service.

For members of CWA 1101.

Website about an election challenge and DOL complaint.

Site for Linemen, has union issues forum.

"Unofficial IBEW Site for Members, Family and Friends"
(with forum, registration required)

"Minority members of the IBEW came together in 1974 and formed the EWMC. This site is an unoffical vehicle to foster communications between its diverse members."

Courtesy of Tom Cummings Local 103 - Boston, MA

IBEW Job Calls Around the Country

IBEW Locals, Member websites and more.

By Tom Cummings, MA Local 103

"Tools and Information for the Tramp Wireman"

Site for Linemen, has union issues forum.

"List for electricians, linemen, and all other electrical workers. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is one of the largest unions representing "electrical workers" in the world. This list is for discussion and news releating to these workers."

"to provide our brothers and sisters with the information and resources needed to help preserve our great brotherhood as our forefathers had intended it. You will also find information on your rights as a Union Member and American Citizen under Federal Labor Law."

"Unofficial Forum for Canadian IBEW Members"

"I am a journeyman electrician, hence the nickname “Ms Sparky”. I am a member of IBEW Local 48 in Portland, Oregon. I served my apprenticeship in Local 112 in Kennewick, Washington. I started my apprenticeship in September 1979 and became a journeyman in January 1984. I was the first female journeyman in Local 112. I am currently licensed in both Washington and Oregon."

"Join Brothers for breakfast every Saturday morning here in Indianapolis. For info PM admin or post early in the week on the Breakfastclub thread."

"...an independent forum to voice our opinions and concerns without having to "state your name and card number brother". Yourlocal3.com will be a work in progress and I am sure many changes will happen as time passes. Please bear with me."

"The purpose of eIBEW is to provide you with the most comprehensive online resource for all things related to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) and its affiliates."

"mother, daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter, niece. only child. curse in 2 languages. background is meridionale, terrona, pagana, tho’ i am mmericana. my people come from Sicily, up in the mountains where Hades captured Persephone. then they came to Ellis Island, Chicago, and points south…snap reflexes ‘cuz i’m still a survivor, still know where the exits are, still look for weapons & the defensive position, still picking up the pieces…journeyman wireman, 5th generation trade unionist, rustbelt consciousness, old-school labor activist in the vein of Eugene V.
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"It is with a sad heart that I announce the closing of Mylocal3.com. This decision did not come lightly and has weighed heavily on me for the last six months. The decision to close this website was freely made by me alone. Anyone who claims to have been involved with the closing of this website is mistaken or outright lying. After much soul searching I made the decision for a few reasons."

"The purpose of the Oracle Social Club is declared to be as follows:
To foster friendship and social activity among its members.
To promote civic activity and moral responsibilities.
To undertake various charitable responsibilities, as may from time to time be determined by the membership.
To compare methods of study and work."

"Our Purpose:
To Inform you of your Rights as a Union Member
To help you become more informed about your Union
To raise issues and offer solutions to some of the problems we face."

"Weblinks to other Women in the construction trade"

Welcome to The Unofficial IBEW Members Information Page. The original site on the net for basic information for IBEW members! This site was designed with the newly organized in mind. With emphasis on working in your Local as well as traveling. Non-union electricians welcome to learn about the IBEW here.

"The mission of the Sisters in the Building Trades is to expand a network of active women that will affirm building trades sisters as a positive and growing part of the construction workforce. To increase the number of trades women through cooperative recruitment efforts and mentoring support for enhanced retention. Hold regular meetings allowing women to network and share their experiences; match mentors to new trades’ women; enter into partnership with disadvantaged women to provide encouragement and hope; and reinforce appropriate workplace conduct.
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Provides links to IBEW Constitution, IBEW Local Union Election Guide, Code of Excellence and other documents. Long list of links to IBEW groups on Facebook.

(Yahoo Group) "Welcome to all unionized Signals & Communications workers of all North American railways.

This group was created with the intention of being a truly open forum where IBEW S&C members can discuss (without fear or threat of banishment) the pros and cons of our current union and employment situation. It will also be a place where we are free to find and discuss alternatives to our current union situation if that is what a member feels we need."

"A venue for discussion and the free exchange of views among people who work for a living.... a venue where like-minded citizen activists can explore alternatives to the current order and take those tentative steps towards something new - where we can become beings for ourselves.... A way of thinking about what is possible without being held back by the disempowering belief systems of the past and present. The present is malleable. The future is uncharted. All things are possible."

"Between the years 2000 and 2006, the Members for Democracy (MFD), a rag-tag group of labour union reformers, ran a web site at the domain address www.ufcw.net."

"Our campaign goal is simple: to make Local 951 a union that works for its members."

"The primary objective of OPEIU Voice is to provide transparency of the OPEIU, Local 30 for it's Members and provide them with a forum to express themselves, free from censorship. In providing this service, it is the intent of OPEIU Voice to offer an open and honest forum which will facilitate and encourage the free expression of ideas and opinions between all union interested people."

"Our union leaders may have lost touch with the members and much of this is due to lack of information. It's high time that the rank and file are informed. Only by having an informed membership can we insure that issues of import can properly be HEARD and redressed by the leadership of our union."

"The unofficial source of news for members of Local 681 and their supporters."

"A tribute to all the hard working men and women Ironworkers. We plan on making this the most informative Ironworker website on the net. So we will need some help from all my brother and sister ironworkers out there on the internet." -- Message Board includes union issues.

Website for ironworkers, includes section on women in the trade.

Discussion group for The International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental,and Reinforcing Women Iron workers.

Jim McGough's massive site for members of the Laborers.

"the news-discussion group for reform minded members of Labor Union"

"LABORERS FOR JUSTICE present "The Truth" concerning The Laborers Int'l Union of North America (LIUNA)"

Unofficial website for members of LIUNA Local 435

"produced by members of the Laborers International Union of North America who firmly believe that our members have a right to know all relevant and pertinent information pertaining to the governance of the Laborers Union. All information on this site is for general use. Feel free to copy and disseminate. We hope to take back control of our union from organized crime, institute democratic reform, promote fiduciary responsibility and improve the economic and social welfare of all Laborers and those who work for a living.
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"movement of ILA members and retirees organizing to build a stronger and more democratic longshore union."

"Continuing the great American labor tradition of union activism and giving an independent voice to the members of ILA Local 2038"

"an organization of ILA members who came together around our recent contract negotiations to fight for a just contract."

"News stories & correspondence of concern to the ILWU (International Longshore & Warehouse Union) and it's members.
- An Injury To One Is An Injury To All -"

"Un-official Website of International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 19."

"Published By the Seattle ILWU-Pension Club"

"When XJT &CAL Flight Attendants need the information, NOW!"

The founder of AUD and former machinist.

"This site has given individuals the opportunity to delve deeper into what is actually happening in regards to the rights of the members of the IAM&AW particularly LL2339N and District Lodge 142 and the District Lodge elections currently in progress."

Website of the longtime IAM reform activist. "to present the perspective of a factory worker on today's issues, and to share my experiences."

"Concerned Musicians of Local 802's goal is to bring our union together and focus on the important issues of expanding and preserving work opportunities, improving income and protecting benefits. We invite you to join this effort."

"Make Every Musician Benefit from Efficient Responsible Service. ...a pro-union activist group working to bring integrity, competence, democracy and common sense to our Local (802) and to the American Federation of Musicians."

"An Independent Journal for Members of the American Federation of Musicians"

"Women In Overalls is a friendly forum to give women who work in male-dominated fields a chance to chat with other women in similar situations. Our scope will be broad: we can share workplace solutions, discuss family problems or gain information about our careers."

"Since Dirty Rat Bastards can be found daily in all walks of life. Daves Hunting Club brings us all together to indentify them."

"Welcome to IUOE watch. Have you ever wondered what the IUOE does with your dues money. How much do we pay our leaders. Do we as dues paying members have a say in our International. Are we indeed Democratic? What and who exactly controls the content of our union newsletter? Have you ever heard about the scandals and Federal investigations that go on in the IUOE? Ever want to run for Local or International office? Good luck with that one. Can you remember the last election in the IUOE? Was it 1955?
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"Free speech and Democracy is our target."

"Rank & File FREE SPEECH ZONE w/o THREATS"

"A group of rank-and-file union painters whose aim is to advance what will make all unions strong and that is participation by the members."

"A group of rank-and-file union painters whose aim is to advance what will make all unions strong and that is participation by the members."

"This web-site has grown out of a need for members of this union to voice their concerns about the continued lack of respect for their democratic rights by the Local 787 full time paid officials."

"THIS SITE CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT SOME IN THE RURAL POSTAL
COMMUNITY HAVE DEEMED HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL. IF YOU ARE SATISFIED
WITH THE PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE RURAL CRAFT, PLEASE CONTINUE
PAYING YOUR DUES, VOTING FOR YOUR DELEGATES, AND SUBMITTING YOUR
RESOLUTIONS, YOU SHOULD ALSO LEAVE NOW. ALL OTHERS SHOULD ENTER."

"A site for Chicago Local APWU members as well as other Chicago postal union members."

"BEFORE you go postal. Dedicated to "Newmans" everywhere....a small Newsletter operating out of the Southern New Jersey Area. Like all Postal Workers we have strong opinions and much too much time on our hands.""

"The creation of PostalReporter.com is for the purpose of disseminating information to as many postal employees as possible throughout the nation--in short-- - providing postal employees with helpful information and resources that may be critical to their careers, postal positions, as union members or democracy within their local unions. So sit back and enjoy the information posted on this site."

"This Message Exchange was Constructed by former American Postal Workers Union Member Mark Campassi and is Maintained by current American Postal Workers Union Member Randy Zelznick. All Members of the American Postal Workers Union are free to exchange information and ideas at this site.
This Message Exchange is NOT sponsored, endorsed or sanctioned by the American Postal Workers Union."

"Online news for Postal Employees" (with forums)

(registration required) "official and non-official web sites, mail lists and forums and the webmasters… Rural Carriers, Relief Carriers of all stripes, and retired Rural Carriers... (I guess you could call us geeks or techno freaks,)... Early in the 1990's we decided it was time to make use of this medium to exchange files and information related to our jobs."

"We are an inter-union cross-craft solidarity "caucus" of railroad workers from all crafts, all carriers, and all unions across North America."

"Running Trades is sporting a new look for 2011. We have a new President and the chance for change, let's look on the positive side."

(site for rail workers with forums and legal rights info)

(A discussion board for railroad workers, includes a forum on railroad unions.)

(Yahoo Group) "Welcome to all unionized Signals & Communications workers of all North American railways.

This group was created with the intention of being a truly open forum where IBEW S&C members can discuss (without fear or threat of banishment) the pros and cons of our current union and employment situation. It will also be a place where we are free to find and discuss alternatives to our current union situation if that is what a member feels we need."

"The UUR was developed in April of 1999 to aid railroad employees in communicating with each other across the country. A Message Board is available for your use."

"This page is dedicated to providing information, resources and links related to the U.S. Merchant Marine."

"The independent news source for America's inland mariners."

"United and fraternal members dedicated and committed to establishing and maintaining honor and integrity among our union brothers and sisters"

"MEBA Members and Retirees Against Davis. This is an unofficial site for MEBA Members and Retirees in an effort to reach more people with pertinent and up to date happenings within our organization."

"to keep the IBU membership abreast of the latest news throughout our organization, empower the membership to become more involved and to provide a forum for members"

"SMART is an international rank-and-file movement for the democratic reform of SEIU. We are leaders from many local unions, and from every division of SEIU: public-sector, property services and healthcare."

" If you work for a living, it does you no good to tear down another worker, whether they're fortunate enough to have a union or not. It does no good, on the other hand, to support "the union" if that means you lose sight of what all workers have in common in terms of friends and enemies, hopes and fears, work life and non-work life."

"Editorial Blog for members of NAGE Units 1,3 and 6 The SECRETS OF NAGE .... NAGE, in my opinion, has operated under a veil of secrecy ....(for example they don't provide financial reports, or minutes of meetings to the rank & file)... NAGE will never become a true democratic union dedicated to the interests of it's members until the "Leaders" (and I use the term loosely, believe me) are held to account by an informed membership...."

(Yahoo Group) "Fight for 347 is not a functioning group anymore, but this site will remain as a tool to communicate with members of SEIU 721 for information. The leaders of Fight for 347 disbanded our group in 2008 and are proudly working as members of SEIU 721. We are proud of the fight we led, and ensure 721's members that the spirit of local 347 is alive and well, and an important part of our new local, 721"

"photographs of union activists, and conversations with union activists" in CSEA, SEIU Local 1000

"a journal of the events that attract our attention and participation, recorded in photo-essay and cartoon. It includes but is not limited to union activity in our workplaces, political events in our hometown of Sacramento, California, and major regional progressive events.
---Ellen Dillinger NUHW and Dik Wood CSEA"

"Continuing the great American labor tradition of union activism and giving an independent voice to the members of ILA Local 2038"

"a group of Chapter Leaders, Delegates, chapter UFT Committee members, and rank and filers. For more than ten years, we have been fighting for better contracts and a more militant, democratic UFT. We have leafleted, petitioned, spoken and demonstrated in front of our union's headquarters. Between contract fights, we publish a newsletter, Class Action."

"The Independent Community of Educators is an opposition caucus within the United Federation of Teachers... an alternative voice for school workers, addressing the deplorable conditions for teaching and learning in New York City, and exploring ways to make the UFT into a stronger and more democratic union."

"New York Collective of Radical Educators (NYCoRE) is a group of public school educators committed to fighting for social justice in our school system and society at large, by organizing and mobilizing teachers, developing curriculum, and working with community, parent, and student organizations. We are educators who believe that education is an integral part of social change and that we must work both inside and outside the classroom because the struggle for justice does not end when the school bell rings."

"established in 1962. In every election since that time it has been successful in electing most or all of the UFT leadership. Most of the policies adopted by the Caucus have been approved by the legislative bodies of the UFT and have become Union policy."

"For thirty years, the United Action Caucus has worked to make the American Federation of Teachers a more democratic union and a more effective fighter on behalf of teachers and public education. We have pursued those goals at every AFT convention and among rank and file teachers across the country."

"a group of educators, students, and parents seeking a democratic society. We are concerned about questions like these: How can we teach against racism, national chauvinism and sexism in an increasingly authoritarian and undemocratic society? How can we gain enough real power to keep our ideals and still teach--or learn? Whose interests shall school serve in a society that is ever more unequal?"

"For members of IBT local 710."

"an environment that Drivers and their families can go to and chat with friends and fellow drivers." t

(campaign website for Sandy Pope)

(Campaign website for Teamster 2011 officer election)

"IT IS WITH PRIDE THAT I CALL MYSELF A TEAMSTER FOR THERE IS NO GREATER LABOR UNION IN THE COUNTRY. THIS COALITION HAS BEEN FORMED WITH THE PURPOSE OF HAVING TEAMSTER RETIREES WORKING IN A CONCERTED MANNER WITH TEAMSTER OFFICIALS SO AS TO PRODUCE CHANGES THAT ARE NEEDED."

See Teamster Talk "a forum for Teamster related discussions."

"The Unofficial Website For Teamsters Local Union 988 - Houston, Texas"

"Click on the links to get information on the IBT International Union Officer Election. Check back regularly for updates on delegate election schedules, advisories, forms, and protest rulings."

"We are the united rank and file movement to reform the Teamsters in Southern CA.
We are part of a grassroots organization with chapters from coast to coast in the USA and Canada. We believe in returning this union to membership and we are doing it. We are a democratic organization in which every member has a voice and vote." (yahoo group)

"Teamsters for a Democratic Union is a grassroots organization of thousands of members across North America, working together to rebuild Teamster Power."

"THIS PAGE WAS SET UP TO KEEP I.B.T. MEMBERS OF AIR CANADA ...
(AND TEAMSTER MEMBERS EVERYWHERE)...
UP TO DATE ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT ALL OF US."

"An Organization Formed To Share Information, Promote The Interests, And Assist With The Challenges Of Being A Current Or Former UPS HOURLY Employee."

"A CLUB FOR RETIRED UPSERS
This Club consists of IBT Local 705 and 710 along with IAM Local 701 Hourly United Parcel Service employees eligible to Retire or Retired in the Chicagoland Area."

"for UPS drivers in the Denver, Colorado area. It will provide useful information about our jobs at United Parcel Service and our Union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and our local, Teamsters Local 435."

"dedicated to the interests of Teamsters Local 384 members and working people in general."

"For years I’ve represented other workers who were being targeted by management for various reasons. In that time I’ve seen some incredibly unfair (sometimes unthinkable) labor practices firsthand. Even with all that experience observing bad behavior by management, I’ve somehow held on to my belief in universal human dignity."

"UPS info for UPSers" (with discussion forum)

(website for Teamsters union members at UPS) "The Make UPS Deliver network works with Teamsters for a Democratic Union (TDU) our union's national rank-and-file reform movement."

"a group of UPS-Teamsters from Local 294 who have come together under the banner of change. ...This web site is an attempt to keep the membership informed of what our union is doing, right or wrong."
(NOTE: this website is no longer updated but provides information that may be useful to union members)

"Welcome To the busterbrown East New England web site.
Hello, we put this site together for U.P.S. feeder drivers. I hope you find it useful. Between the DOT, NLRA, NATIONAL CONTRACT, SUPPLEMENTAL, OSHA, FMLA we have a lot more rights than many of us know about."

"Takes a Bodacious Bite Out of Show-Biz Politics!"

"Where actors and union issues collide!" (and other forums)

(unofficial site) "We have been fighting the outsourcing of our jobs through runaway productions for decades. Now that the general public is aware of and sensitized to the problem of outsourcing we have a unique opportunity to marshal them to support the American film industry."

"Welcome to transportworkers.org the website of the Transport Workers Solidarity Committee. This site is open to wage workers and retirees who work in the transportation industry."

 

Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111840435497416

"to give a voice to the local membership through the use of message posting on boards intended for that purpose. This site does not belong to the Union, it is a membership site that will grow and expand with time and use and as the need dictates..."

"A comprehensive site featuring station-by-station descriptions of subway, light rail, and commuter rail systems."

(for members of ATU 1181)

"to provide you with information as to what is going on in the depot.To many times we hear members being told something and responding "I didn't know that."This site is a way to combat that. The easiest way for us to protect each other is to know what is going on."

(Yahoo Group)

"AWDU is a caucus within UAW Local 2865, the union representing all Academic Student Employees (GSIs, Readers and Tutors) in the UC system. We are rank-and-file union members who feel that the union leadership has lost sight of its mission to represent the multiple interests and points of view of student workers by failing to enable member participation in the union’s democratic structures. Our goal is to provide rank-and-file members with the information and support they need to actively engage in the decision-making processes of the union."

UC Grad Students for a Democratic Union

"Whether you hold a full-time or part-time temporary teaching appointment, AdjunctNation.com, can get you plugged-in like no other on-line resource for temporary college faculty can! Our registered Web page users live and work all over the world! AdjunctNation.com hosts temporary faculty from around the world because we've got all the resources temporary faculty (all college faculty, really) need in one place."

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"New Faculty Majority: The National Coalition for Adjunct and Contingent Equity is a new, independent national organization for adjunct and contingent faculty in all disciplines and at any public or private university, college or community college in the US."
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"a “strategic plan” for contingent faculty activism... We invite you read the document, and we also encourage you to provide feedback to its authors using the comment form and the linked response form. This will allow us to continue the conversation about how best to provide support for adjunct and contingent faculty efforts to reform higher education’s exploitative academic hiring practices.
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Steve Sloan's "opinions, views, information and perspectives regarding the labor movement in general and our local union, Chapter 307 of CSUEU, the California State University Emplyees Union at SJSU, San Jose State University, San Jose, California. I am a CSUEU union steward. As I also teach at SJSU I have joined the SJSU chapter of the California Faculty Association (CFA)."

"I’m Russell Kilday-Hicks and this is my small attempt to share some of my experiences as a union activist and to try to affect this world in a positive way... I’m a state employee at SF State University, and I volunteer for my union. I was elected one of four statewide officers in 2009. I am the vice president for representation. I am the former chapter union president representing about 1,400 non-faculty staff in basically four bargaining units on campus, and former chair of my union’s statewide Communications Committee."

(blog on various union issues)

For information and enforcement of: wage and hours laws; Family Medical Leave Act; Pension and Welfare Benefits; Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (including LM-2 and other union financial reports).

Union Member Rights and Officer Responsibilities Under the LMRDA (PDF) -- "La Ley sobre Divulgación de Información Obrero-Patronal (Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, LMRDA) garantiza ciertos derechos a los miembros de la unión e impone ciertas responsabilidades a sus funcionarios. La Oficina de Normas Obrero-Patronales (Office of Labor-Management Standards, OLMS) hace cumplir muchas de las estipulaciones de la LMRDA mientras que otras solo puede ser implementada a través de demandas privadas en una corte federal."

Informes y documentos presentados por las uniones ante la OLMS. Incluye: la constitución de la union y sus estatutos; estados de los financieros anuales (LM-2); lista de personal directivo, sus empleados, los empresarios, los consultores; numero de miembros y fecha de la proxima elección sindical. (Todavia sin traducción al español.)

"(National Labor Relations Board, NLRB) Una agencia federal independiente establecida en 1935 para poner en vigor a la Ley Nacional de Relaciones del Trabajo, la ley principal que gobierna las relaciones entre las empresas, los sindicatos, y trabajadores. Tiene dos funciones principales: 1) llevar a cabo elecciones de voto secreto para determinar si los empleados desean o no desean ser representados por un sindicato; e 2) investigar y dar remedio a prácticas ilícitas que son cometidas por empresas y sindicatos."

"contiene una explicación general de lo que es la Junta Nacional de Relaciones del Trabajo y lo que hace concerniente al procesamiento de cargos de practicas ilícitas del trabajo. Aunque el folleto no puede proveer respuestas a todas sus preguntas, sí contiene información útil que le ayudará."

Handy Reference Guide to Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) -- "La Ley de Normas Razonables de Trabajo establece normas de salario mínimo, pago de sobre-tiempo, contabilidad de horas y pagos, además dehacer cumplir normas para el empleo de menores. Estas normas se aplican a los trabajadores de tiempo completo y de tiempo parcial, a empleados del sector privado, del gobierno federal y de gobiernos estatales y locales."

Occupational Safety & Health Administration -- "La misión de OSHA es la de asegurar la seguridad y salud de los trabajadores in América estableciendo y haciendo cumplir normas, ofrecimiento de adiestramientos y educación, estableciendo asociaciones y motivando a un mejoramiento continuo en la seguridad y salud en el lugar de trabajo."

"Usted tiene derecho a trabajar en un lugar seguro. OSHA requiere que los empleadores brinden un lugar de trabajo libre de piligros serios reconocidos y que cumpla con las normas de OSHA."

Proyecto del Departamento de Trabajo de EEUU con informacion en cuanto a las clases de trabajos que los adolescentes pueden desempeñar y el número de horas que pueden trabajar.

(Equal Employment Opprotunites Commission) "Garantiza el cumplimiento de los leyes de Derechos Civiles de 1964 (Título VII), de Igualdad en la Tasa Salarial (EPA), en contra de la discriminación por Edad (ADEA), y la Ley para Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA)." Informacion sobre casos de hostigamiento sexual y discriminacion por: Edad; Discapacidad; Salarios; Origen Nacional; Embarazo; Raza/Color; Religión; Represalias; y Sexo.

"Si no tienes una unión, ya sabes que el patrón puede hacer lo que él (o ella) quiere. No sabes de un día para el otro lo que podría pasar con tu pago, tu empleo, o aun tu lugar de trabajo. Sin una unión, dejas todos sus derechos cuando entras al trabajar. Pero tú – y las demás personas con quien trabajas – podrán cambiar la situación."

"Lambda Legal es una organización sin fin de lucros legal que lucha contra la discriminación y trae mas justicia a las vidas de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, transgenéros (LGBT) y personas con VIH o SIDA."

"una organización independiente sin fines de lucro que apoya a los trabajadores y a las trabajadoras que están luchando por una mejor vida para sus familias y por superar la pobreza en América Latina."

Encuentra asistencia legal gratuita en Nueva York, aprendas de sus derechos legales, obtenga información sobre las cortes, y mucho más. (Tambien puede charlar en vivo con un especialista.)

"Trabajos con Justicia (TcJ) involucra trabajadores y aliados en campañas para ganar justicia en lugares de trabajo y en comunidades donde viven familias obreras. TcJ fue fundado en 1987 con la visión de levantar las luchas de los derechos de los trabajadores como parte de una campaña más amplia por justicia económica y social. Creemos en la acción militante estratégica como fundamento para construir un movimiento de base, y creemos que por involucrar una comunidad amplia de aliados, podemos lograr victorias más grandes.
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"El Centro de Derechos Laborales (Workplace Project), fundada en el 1992, es una organización basada en membresía que une a los trabajadores inmigrantes y sus familias para mejores condiciones de trabajo y vivienda."

"Somos un Centro dedicado a la Educación Popular que, desde una propuesta integral de formación para la participación, el desarrollo de nuevos liderazgos y la incidencia política, contribuye a que las acciones sociales, políticas y propiamente educativas, que se desarrollen a nivel local, nacional y regional, aporten a la construcción de una nueva cultura y práctica política."