Since 2003, American Rights at Work has informed the American public about the struggle to win workplace democracy for nurses, cooks, computer programmers, retail cashiers, and a variety of workers who we all depend on every day. Our vision is a nation where the freedom of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively with employers is guaranteed and promoted.

Welcome to my web page. I'm an activist, organizer, songwriter, folksinger, troublemaker and hellraiser from Pittsburgh, PA. I graduated from high school in 1968 and worked for a year to save up enough money to buy the beautiful Martin D-28 guitar that I still play. The Vietnam war and the Civil Rights Movement shaped my conscience and consciousness. I worked for a dozen years or so as a trial attorney and served as President of the Pittsburgh Musicians' Union.

No one wants to buy products made with sweatshop labor, but it is hard to know what to avoid, and where to find green and Fair Trade products. Co-op America provides the information you need to help stop sweatshop labor and promote fair treatment of workers everywhere.

We are concerned members of UFCW Local 588 working to build a more democratic union. We believe the highest authority in the union should be the voice of the membership.

ILRF is an advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide.

The KFPA Labor Collective produces radio shows about working people throughout Northern California. We broadcast news about labor issues, ranging from deregulation, discrimination and union organizing to healthcare, housing and international labor solidarity. Mainstream media usually censors labor news. We intend to change that.

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.

We are calling - A national day of multi-ethnic unity with youth, labor, peace and justice communities in solidarity with immigrant workers and building new civil rights movement!

WE ARE ALL HUMANS! NO ONE IS ILLEGAL!

No Sweat defines the market for goods that support independent trade unions - the only historically proven solution to sweatshops. We market direct to consumers, relying primarily on internet sales for distribution. We provide a competitive product to you and a living wage to our workers.

Imagine going down to your local brewpub or coffee shop. You meet some friends. The talk turns to the war. You criticize the President and his wealthy supporters. Next thing you know, a couple of husky fellows at the next table grab you, hustle you out the door and down to the local police station. You are arrested on a charge of sedition. Within months you are indicted, tried and convicted. The judge sentences you to 5-10 years in prison — and off you go! Think this could never happen? Well, it happened not that long ago — during World War I — to scores of ordinary people in Montana. They discovered very painfully that their free speech rights had been stripped away by the state legislature.

The present, unequal system we are all forced to live under will continue as long as most working and poor people think it is fair and the best possible, or, if they think it is unjust and inaccessible, cannot see an alternative. It is the job of Anarchists to convince people that there is a practical and better alternative to the present system. It is for this reason that Zabalaza Books exists.