Analysis
Work, Family, Community: Unions Help Rebuild After Disaster
Over the past six years, America’s working families have been hit hard by many catastrophic events – 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the
Southern California wildfires, to name a few. These natural and man-made disasters have devastated and dislocated thousands of working families. In the midst of these tragedies that also affected thousands of union members, the labor movement was there – leading rescue efforts, donating blood, volunteering time, and providing the comfort, relief, support, and resources to help their brothers and sisters in need.
AFTER KATRINA - New Orleans Working Families Still Struggle for Higher Ground
This is the story of many working families in the post-Katrina New Orleans . It is the story of racism, greed, opportunism, corruption and political apathy. In the two years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans , barely 50 percent of its residents have been able to return home. Those who have come back are still seeking higher ground. Keynote Speech: Wade RathkeSubmitted by Judy Ancel on December 18, 2007 - 1:18am.
42:08 minutes (38.58 MB)Rathke is founder and chief organizer of ACORN and SEIU Local 100. »
Evacuation to EvictionSubmitted by bcgeu on November 2, 2007 - 5:57pm.
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A guided tour through the wreckage of lives
The International Labor Communications Assn. (ILCA) has set up a media center here, gathering nearly 100 of us labor communicators to spotlight the real stories of Hurricane Katrina and her aftermath. Before we begin our reporting, we get a tour. Lessons of Katrina: 'You really do need a government'
Right-wing strategist Grover Norquist is famous for saying he wanted to shrink government to the point where "it could be drowned in a bathtub." Little did most folks know that bathtub would be the Gulf Coast, including New Orleans . This Is New Orleans, Two Years and Two Months After Katrina
An overview of what New Orleans is, two years, two months after Katrina, why it's so bad--and how labor, alone of everyone, is doing something to help the recovery, despite obstacles. Labor Communicators TourSubmitted by fredglass on October 20, 2007 - 4:07pm.
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