The Brandworkers Idea

We believe that retail and food employees, working side-by-side with citizens concerned about the conduct of the big brand corporations, can win positive change on the job and in the community.

What We Do

Brandworkers connects, trains, and mobilizes retail and food employees to assert their rights and to make their voices heard in the public arena. We're winning recognition for the value of retail and food workers in society and building a movement for brand justice.

The Maquila Solidarity Network is a Canadian network promoting solidarity with groups in Mexico, Central America, Africa and Asia organizing in maquiladora factories and export processing zones to improve conditions and win a living wage.

This project is an honest good-faith effort to provide my fellow IBEW brothers and sisters, their families and any interested public members with information and resources needed to help them gain a better understanding about the inner workings of our great brotherhood. It is my wish to help them in their efforts regain the pride that their association and membership in our brotherhood once afforded them.

The Autobiography of Mother Jones was first published by Charles Kerr in 1925. Since the copyright lapsed in 1953, it has been brought out in several editions by different publishers.

"UE" is the abbreviation for United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, a democratic national union representing some 35,000 workers in a wide variety of manufacturing, public sector and private non-profit sector jobs. UE is an independent union (not affiliated with the AFL-CIO) proud of its democratic structure and progressive policies.

United Students Against Sweatshops is an international student movement of campuses and individual students fighting for sweatshop free labor conditions and workers' rights. We define 'sweatshop' broadly and recognize that it is not limited to the apparel industry, but everywhere among us. We believe that university standards should be brought in line with those of its students who demand that their school's logo is emblazoned on clothing made in decent working conditions. We have fought for these beliefs by demanding that our universities adopt ethically and legally strong codes of conduct, full public disclosure of company information and truly independent verification systems to ensure that sweatshop conditions are not happening.