Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly resolution 217 A (III) of 10 December 1948 On December 10, 1948 the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the full text of which appears in the following pages. Following this historic act the Assembly called upon all Member countries to publicize the text of the Declaration and "to cause it to be disseminated, displayed, read and expounded principally in schools and

The 3-year struggle to pressure the Pace administration to negotiate with adjuncts continues. Union members informed alumni of their struggle during a holiday dinner at Grand Central, serenading them with Christmas carols (the lyrics cleverly modified to suit the occasion). The event made headline news on the AFL-CIO website. –Suzanne Verderber

Yet another op-ed piece debunking the health care plans of Democratic front runners, advocating single payer as the only solution. –Suzanne Verderber

Here's a great article about American labor unions attempting to join the global labor movement. –Suzanne Verderber

Student activists, leveraging their power as the target audience of Burger King, threatening a boycott as they have done elsewhere in similar situations, join forces with farmworkers to demand a one penny (!) per pound increase in wages. Read the article in The Nation. –Suzanne Verderber

Pratt faculty: please show solidarity with Pace adjunct faculty by attending the following rallies. They have asked for our support. They have been bargaining for their first contract for the adjunct faculty for more than 3 years. Enough is enough!!! A number of Pratt faculty have already pledged to show up (weather permitting). Come to the rally and find us! From a leaflet distributed by UAFP (the Union of Adjunct Faculty at Pace): On December 11th and December 13th, Pa

Global News This piece explains quite well how paying sweatshop laborers more in other countries like China, and allowing them to unionize, will ultimately have very little effect on retail prices in the US and will actually improve the situation of American workers. –Suzanne Verderber

Global News This article claims that NONE of the health insurance plans offered by the top 3 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will work, because none of them do anything to control costs (and, if anything, increase the cost). The conclusion of the author of the report is that a the only way to achieve universal-coverage is through a single-payer plan, like that offered by (as Katrina Vanden Heuvel of The Nation notes) Congressman and candidate Dennis

Global News It seems relevant to post articles here dealing with the debate over universal, single-payer health care and/or medicare for all, given that health coverage is always one of the biggest items on our bargaining table. This article points out that the American College of Physicians, the second largest organization of physicians in the country, just endorsed a universal, single-payer system (through a mix of private and public insurers). They did so despite the fac

A parent union of the UFCT Local 1460, the AFL-CIO, opposed participation in the Kyoto treaty to combat global warming. The question asked by this article is whether it will sign onto a new agreement in Bali. –Suzanne Verderber