Web Guides
Labor News Sources on the Web
California Public Employee
Relations (CPER)
http://cper.berkeley.edu/
CPER magazine is a bimonthly publication that
provides up-to-date, non-adversarial information
to those involved in employer-employee relations
in California's public sector.
Gangbox; Construction Workers News Service
http://gangboxnews.blogspot.com/
A news service for rank and file construction
workers.
Google Alternative Media
http://www.google.com/Top/News/Alternative/
As a metasearch engine, Google is second to none.
However, its subject categories are also very
effective tools for locating Internet resources.
Google Labor Movement News
http://www.google.com/Top/Society/Work/Labor_Movement/News/
Quick links to labor news on the Web.
Hard Hat News
www.hardhat.com
Independent publication devoted to construction
workers.
Labor Educator
www.laboreducator.org
Labor Educator reports widely on issues facing
organized labor, including helpful links to related
sites.
Labornet
www.labornet.org
Labornet offers a series of guides to news on
the Web, along with other topics.
Labor Notes
www.labornotes.org/
Activist trade union newspaper advocating grassroots
democracy within and radicalization of the trade
union movement in the United States.
Labor Union News
http://union-organizing.com/labor-news.html
Provides current and late-breaking news about
labor, unions, and organizing. Includes national
and international news.
LabourStart
www.labourstart.org
Resources and news for trade unionists.
New Work News
www.newwork.com/
Published by a labor activist, New Work News covers
issues of interest to unionists and political
activists, with an emphasis on opinion.
SF Bay Area Labor Newswire
www.indybay.org/labor/
The San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center's
coverage of local labor actions and issues.
The Los Angeles Times
www.latimes.com/
Labor has emerged as a major political force in
the life and politics of the Los Angeles area,
and the Los Angeles Times follows labor news closely.
The New York Times
www.nytimes.com/
America's newspaper of record has a long history
of high quality coverage of labor issues, particularly
where they intersect with commercial interests.
The San Jose Mercury News
www.mercurynews.com
The Mercury News carries detailed coverage on
labor issues in the Silicon Valley area.
The Washington Post
www.washingtonpost.com/
The Washington Post's coverage of federal politics
and regional news for the Mid-Atlantic is an important
resource for labor news, particularly with respect
to federal news.
Unionism.com
www.unionism.com/unstfram.html
Unionism is hosted by a labor activist and features
extensive coverage of labor issues from the perspective
of workers and unions.
Union Friendly
www.unionfriendly.com
Features union news, links, boycotts, strikes,
apprentice programs, union travel, shopping and
other resources for trade unionists in North America.
Union Privilege
www.unionpriv.org/
Online newsletter covers topics of interest to
union members and presents the benefits of union
membership.
eNews