Work & Community History Workshop

Links to union and community web pages

Union Web Pages of Interest

• AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations): this page has links to many affiliated unions.
• AFT (American Federation of Teachers), Chicago Teachers Union, and Illinois Federation of Teachers IFT.
• UE (United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America). See also Frente Autentico del Trabajo, Mexico's new independent union federation.
• UAW (United Automobile Workers).
• CAW (Canadian Automobile Workers). See also the Canadian Labour Congress.
• UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees).
• Teamsters (International Brotherhood of Teamsters).
• Teamsters for a Democratic Union (the rank-and-file reform group for Teamsters).
• Industrial Workers of the World (a.k.a., the "Wobblies").
• AFSCME (American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees).
• SEIU (Service Employees International Union).
• IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers).
• NEA (National Education Association) and IEA (Illinois Education Association).

Community Organizations and News Sources

• Campaign for Labor Rights.
• ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now).
• Labornet Web site offering labor news and links.
• Labor Notes A monthly periodical focusing on rank-and-file issues.
• SWEAT Labor Magazine "The Internet Source for Independent News and Opinion."
• Workplace "The Journal for Academic Labor."
• Monthly Labor Review Online A publication of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• ZNet "A Community of People Concerned about Social Change." (Z Magazine Online).