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July 29, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols
'Reinventing Government'
A conversation with Louis Dubose about Tom DeLay and 'The Hammer'
"...as the PRI [Institutional Revolutionary Party] has captured organized labor in Mexico and made it a part of the..."
Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King
On the Lege
For the Senate Democrats, Labor Day was just another day (not) at the office.
"...The Texas Legislature entered the Labor Day holiday with little relief from the partisan re-redistricting..."
Sept. 5, 2003 News Column by Michael King
The Hightower Lowdown
Nike does the right thing -- when it's forced to; Monsanto monkeys with Mexico's corn supply; the San Antonio Spurs and SBC stick it to taxpayers.
"...recently, the pay at Mexmode was abysmally poor, child labor was used, and managers verbally abused and harassed the..."
Nov. 2, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower
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News Shorts
"...thing on TV," said one reporter. Meanwhile, one state labor leader in the crowd declared himself "agnostic" on the..."
Sept. 7, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple
The Hightower Lowdown
Labor organizing is still necessary, George W. Bush scams us with his "tax cut," and Denver football fans revolt against corporate stadiums.
"...a bumper sticker that sums up the meaning of Labor Day for me: "Unions: The people who brought you..."
Aug. 31, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower
Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...of the term genocide and the language of human rights in the service of an agenda that strives to..."
March 16, 2001 Column
No Commitment Necessary
As the economy takes a dive, many high tech workers find themselves stuck on the temping treadmill
"...may rely more and more heavily on no-obligation contract labor, rather than permanent workers, to fill even their long-term..."
March 9, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett
From the Archives: Organizing Outside the System – Deborah Shaffer and The Wobblies
Our 1981 interview with the filmmaker behind the classic doc
"...Bird, describes the film as "a documentary about a labor union post-turn of the century." It seems appropriate that..."
May 3, 2022 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten
Greg Casar and Eddie Rodriguez Fight for the Progressive Mantle in TX-35
The two candidates race to the left
"...the current version that Doggett represents, violates the Voting Rights Act...."
Feb. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Police Oversight: Starting From Scratch
Farah Muscadin’s work in progress
"...for reform activists up to the dais. So when labor negotiators went into 2017 looking for a five-year deal,..."
Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez
Notes on "Notes on Sugar"
The story behind Neon Queen Collective's first art exhibition
"...happening right now, the atmosphere around immigration and women’s rights, we figured this would be a perfect artist because..."
Feb. 1, 2018 Arts Post by Melany Jean
Welcome to the Working Week-and-a-Half
A new federal provision mandating overtime pay for a new pool of salaried employees goes into effect in December. What does it mean, and how long will it last?
"...that broad swaths of the country's working- and middle-class labor force – often low-level managers in the service sector..."
Nov. 18, 2016 News Feature by Jack Craver
Chronicle Endorsements
"...to a deep and abiding liberal commitment to workers' rights. On those economic issues, he may not cross the..."
Feb. 12, 2016 News Feature
Union Charges Cap Metro Subcontract Conflicts
Was cronyism involved in picking those new subcontractors?
"...an option for streamlining the agency's relationship with its labor force, and argued that the agency's costs were higher..."
May 11, 2012 News Feature by Josh Rosenblatt
Point Austin: Making Connections
Organized labor reaches out to all workers
"...Unions: It Takes a Movement, UT law professor and labor scholar Jack Getman argued that if unions are to..."
March 2, 2012 News Column by Michael King
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News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
"...of America, Sherr was a tireless advocate for worker rights. He brought a public voice to public affairs, such..."
May 23, 2008 News Feature
Kucinich: Creating the Voice for Peace
The Ohio congressman's all-star presidential campaign barnstorms through Austin.
"...At Saturday morning's labor forum, Kucinich was a good bit less abstract, noting..."
Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Michael King
The Theft of Wages Is Sin: Fighting for Migrant Workers
Advocates for migrant workers and local law enforcement team up to get deadbeat employers to pay up.
"...to go after employers who try to steal workers' labor...."
Dec. 27, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
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"...as he has done since shortly after the civil rights lawsuit was filed in 1972. Justice had previously ended..."
June 14, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple
Capitol Chronicle
Surveying the George W. Bush Legacy in Texas
"...air and water emissions, ozone pollution exposure, environmental civil rights complaints ... the list goes on. George W. Bush..."
March 16, 2001 News Column by Michael King
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Off the Desk:
"...in an effort to focus attention on the ongoing labor law and human rights violations she witnessed in the..."
Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature
Texans With Disabilities Physically Barred From Policymakers
The inaccessibility at the Capitol is emblematic of the city at large
"...for universal access and community-based support. Your Basic Human Rights..."
July 28, 2017 News Feature by Taylor Jackson Buchanan
Written in Stone
History of racism lives on in UT monuments
"...fought with valor and suffered with fortitude that states' rights be maintained and who, not dismayed by defeat nor..."
May 29, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann
Written in Stone
UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation
"...critics over environmental damage and numerous allegations of human rights abuses at its massive Grasberg copper and gold mine..."
Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce
Page Two
Songs of democracy in distress
"...argument. The Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights did not create the ideas they contain; they brilliantly..."
April 25, 2003 Column by Louis Black
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Our readers talk back.
"...["Beaten by Wackenhut," July 5]. As a longtime human rights activist, I am in an especially fortunate position to..."
July 12, 2002 Column
The Life and Times of Gus Garcia
City Council Member Gus Garcia retires after more than 30 years of public service
"...of the 1967 Human Relations Commission during the Civil Rights movement. In 1972, he became the first Hispanic elected..."
June 2, 2000 News Feature by Daryl Slusher
District 47
"...Republican representative last session, became a leader for the property-rights movement in the state, leading the charge with a..."
Feb. 23, 1996 News Feature
Austin Police Association Will Do Whatever It Can to Kill the Voter-Approved Oversight Provisions
But, in a city that has made its will clear, that'll be an uphill battle
"...operate with blatant disregard for state law and the rights and protections afforded to our hardworking men and women,"..."
