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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

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  • IBEW brass undercuts members' vote petition
    In November 2010, members of the International Brotherhood of Electricians started a Facebook group to organize a movement for one member, one vote in elections for international union officers. [OMOV!]  
  • Florida Carpenters decry total disregard for democracy



  • Black and white can unite vs. construction discrimination

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    The following was stimulated by an interesting article on black labor in the fall issue of Democratic Left:

  • Operating engineers defend their internet rights

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  • Hiring Hall Procedures in the Construction Trades

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    Most building trade unionists get work out of hiring halls. Union control over the hiring halls is important in protecting union standards in construction. But how to make sure that the halls are run fairly without discrimination or favoritism? The question is important, because many business agents use their control over job referrals to build and maintain their personal political machines and to retaliate against rivals and critics.

  • Pipefitters, feisty Canadians, and Pilots: results of AUD's Best Rank-and-File Website Contest 2005

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    Internet exclusive. (A shorter version of this piece appears in the January-February 2006 issue of Union Democracy Review #160)

    "The GREAT contests for web sites run by LabourStart and by the AUD are the "Oscar ceremonies" of the Labor Cyber World." - Art Shostak, author of CyberUnion and the CyberUnion Handbook.

  • Whose "IBEW" is it? An Electrician on the internet

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    Internet Exclusive. (A shorter version of this piece appears in the January-February 2006 issue of Union Democracy Review #160)

  • Danger of democracy on the internet? Kill it!

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Book Review

  • Steve Early reviews views of the labor movement

    When Steve Early applied at the 2008 SEIU convention in Puerto Rico for press credentials as a reporter for Union Democracy Review and AUD, he was abruptly turned away as persona non grata. Not you, Steve Early! The guardians at the gate were not bothered by the UDR/AUD label. In fact, we got a nice note later explaining that we were quite welcome to send some other reporter. But definitely, NOT STEVE EARLY!

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