News & Facts about Jobs, Workers
Groups with Info on Jobs & Work
Association of Union Democracy
Supports democratic rights of members.
Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations
Tap into one of the most respected labor relations schools and their
library to find interesting facts on labor conditions and labor relations.
Economic Policy Institute
The EPI posts valuable, timely research papers on jobs and public policy.
Their weekly feature, "Reading Between the Lines," shows the subtle
bias in what news reports include and what they don't.
Employment & Labor Law
Lots of useful information on the laws that govern relations with your
employer and recent cases -- although we didn't think their "Top 10 Wacky
Employment Cases" are all that funny.
Ergoweb
Information on ergonomics, including real and proposed standards for making
jobs safer, from a small university spin-off company partly funded by the auto
industry.
Ford GLOBE
Ford GLOBE is a grassroots network that has now become an
officially-recognized resource group of employees, retirees and contractors at
the Ford Motor Company. Its goals are to fight discrimination and
misunderstanding and help maintain a safe, supportive work environment for gay,
lesbian and bisexual people at Ford.
Holy Cross Student Labor Action Committee
What a delight to discover these students supporting worker rights on the
web as well as on campus. It's a well-done frequently updated site to keep
people informed about worldwide labor and human rights issues and campaigns.
Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations
Established in the 1950s, the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations at the University of Michigan offers programs that address issues such as labor market structure, collective bargaining, union leadership development, worker health, diversity in the workplace, low-wage employment and poverty, urban economic development, and the internationalization of economic relations. Although the Institute is not a degree-granting institution, its Labor Studies Center regularly offers a range of educational conferences.
Labor Beat
This Chicago-based television program home page offers lots of videos on
contemporary labor issues, plus some audio programs you can listen to as your
surf. A good source for links, too.
Los Angeles RSI Support Group
Offering news about Repetitive Strain Injury, a.k.a. Cumulative Trauma
Disorder, with tips about how to prevent these crippling workplace injuries to
arms and hands. Also links to other RSI support groups nationwide.
LRA Online
This New-York based labor support group, the Labor Research Association,
offers interesting online articles with facts and analysis of what's going on
with the labor movement today, plus technical support.
Michigan State AFL-CIO
One of many state labor
federations on the web, we include this one because it's a good source of
news on what's happening politically in Michigan.
National Employment Law Association
Useful legal information from lawyers who represent workers against
employer abuses.
New York's Lower East Side Tenement Museum
Click on a window in a tenement building, and you see a picture and story
of a family who lived in that room. This museum is a rich contribution to
showing the lives of many immigrant workers.
NY@Work
Substantial, creative site, mostly for workers in the New York, New Jersey
area.
SweatGear: A Lucrative Blend of Old and New
"For that mean and lean look," check out this clever parody of a
clothing catalogue, showing "Designer Attire from Old-Fashioned Sweatshops
in El Salvador."
Temp24-7
A great place for temporary workers to let off steam and share some humor
about their plight. Temps are encouraged to contribute to sections like
"Temp Tales of Terror" and "Gripe of the Week." If you down
load a free Shockwave program, you can even play an action-packed game called
"Temps vs. Suits," enjoying elevator music as you battle the Suits
with common office equipment.
Toledo, Ohio industry, labor, technology and culture
A virtual museum about the development of in the Toledo area. Includes the
1934 UAW Auto-Lite strike, which helped convince Congress of the need to pass
the Wagner Act setting up labor law protections for workers.
Union Communications Service (UCS)
Tells you how to order news, graphics and features unions can reprint in their publications and otherwise use. Check out their free Weekly Labor Cartoon and Weekly Labor Song features.
Workers' Education Local 189 News & Ed Czarnecki's Labor Education Newsletter
A retired AFL-CIO Education Department staffer puts out a twice-a-month
newsletter for this national group of worker educators. Includes summaries of
articles of interest to unionists and workers and links to labor history sites.