Analysis
Five Bailout Lessons From Katrina
All the billions of dollars expended in the Katrina area has not gone to the people needing it and also has not solved the systemic problems. Bill Quigley talks about the lessons of this experience
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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