SWEENEY, JOHN

  • A Labor Day Salute to Labor Unions and Organizers

    A Labor Day Salute to Labor Unions and Organizers A discussion with seasoned organizers: At one point 40% of all US workers belonged to unions. Now it’s down to 15%. The arrival of AFL-FIO president John Sweeney portended good things, but there is a lot of work to be done. According to today’s guests: Richard…

  • Democracy Now! September 1, 1997

    Barbecues and Beef; Women, Unions and Work |(14 Minutes) Barbecues and Beef Agricultrual Secretary Dan Glickman proposed legislation that would broadly strengthen his department’s powers over companies found to have produced tainted meat and poultry. GUEST: Mary Heersink, Author of BOOK: E. COLI 0157; THE TRUE STORY OF A MOTHER’S BATTLE WITH A KILLER MICROBE…

  • Democracy Now! December 2, 1998

    Perjury Inquiry; Wal-mart; John Brown Anniversary |(14 Minutes) Perjury Inquiry The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to expand its probe into Clinton-Gore fundraising. Meanwhile, the Federal Election Commission has ruled that President Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole illegally used campaign funds for advertising in their 96 campaigns and must guve back…