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Whether you are writing up a grievance, putting together a presentation for an upcoming meeting, doing some research for your own pet project, writing an article for your newsletter, or wanting to know more about labor resources on the Internet, here are some web sites that will help you find whatever it is you need to know. Links for the following categories can be found on this page:
We will be adding more links in the future, so check back from time to time to see what's new!
Labor News OnlineEnjoy getting your news via the Internet? Here is a list of online labor news sources. Yahoo News: Labor and Union News: Daily compendium of labor and union news from mainstream media, plus selected video and audio clips. Google Directory: News / Labor Movement / Work / Society: Links to online labor news sites. (These are independent news sites, such as the ones listed below, not labor union newspapers.) XPDNC News Links: Not yet comprehensive, but a good start; includes union, progressive, alternative, rank-and-file publications. LabourStart: Trade union news from mainstream and labor press around the world, edited by Eric Lee. Includes "Perspectives," a column written by Lee, listings of union job openings, and a weekly newsletter. LaborNet: Website devoted to, "global online communication for a democratic, independent labor movement." Labor Notes: Labor Notes publishes a monthly magazine, books, and pamphlets, conducts conferences, as well as maintains the website. Limited access to current magazine articles, some online-only content, and archives from 1996 through 2002. Voices That Must Be Heard: Articles from New York City's immigrant, ethnic, and community newspapers. NewsLink: For mainstream news, this is a central hub for national, business, and local newspaper, radio, and television internet sites.
Of Related InterestOccupational Safety and Health Web LinksConcerned about occupational safety and health issues that face today's workers? Click Here to go to CWA's Occupational Safety and Health Page. There you will find links to just about anything you ever wanted to know about the subject! You should also check out "A Dangerous Business," on PBS Frontline's website. "Each year, six thousand Americans lose their lives on the job. Tens of thousands more are seriously injured or exposed to deadly poisons and carcinogens in the workplace. Are Americas workplace safety laws tough enough?" To find out, go to http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/workplace/ and find out. Public Interest WebsitesThe Center for Public Integrity
The Children's Defense Fund
Citizens for Tax Justice is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research and advocacy organization dedicated to fair taxation at the federal, state, and local levels. Environmental Defense is dedicated to protecting the environmental rights of all people, including future generations. Among these rights are clean air and water, healthy and nourishing food, and a flourishing ecosystem. Good Jobs First is a national leader in providing timely, accurate information to the public, the media, public officials and economic development professionals on best practices in state and local job subsidies. GJF works with a broad spectrum of organizations as they seek to ensure that subsidized businesses are held accountable for family-wage jobs and other effective results. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy and GJF (ITEP) is a non-profit, non-partisan research and education organization that works on government taxation and spending policy issues. National Association of State Budget Officers serves as the professional organization for all state budget officers of the fifty states and U.S. territories. NASBO is an independent association with membership consisting of the heads of state budget offices, state finance departments and their staffs. The National Governors Association is the collective voice of the nation's governors and one of Washington, D.C.'s, most respected public policy organizations. The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare was founded in 1982 to serve as an advocate for the landmark federal programs of Social Security and Medicare and for all Americans who seek a healthy, productive and secure retirement. OMB Watch was formed in 1983 to lift the veil of secrecy shrouding the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which oversees regulation, the budget, information collection and dissemination, proposed legislation, testimony by agencies, and much more. Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded by Ralph Nader in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts. TAP: The American Prospect's aim is to contribute to a renewal of America's democratic traditions by presenting a practical and convincing vision of liberal philosophy, politics, and public life. TOMPAIN.com - A Public Interest Journal is a public interest journal inspired by the great patriot Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense and The Rights of Man. TomPaine.com seeks to enrich the national debate on controversial public issues by featuring the ideas, opinions, and analyses too often overlooked by the mainstream media. Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) works nationally and in its home community of Washington, DC to achieve economic independence and equality of opportunity for women and girls. Women and Labor Unions: Women's trade unions, women in unions, the impact of unions on women and women on unions, and key women labor leaders. National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family. Working for America Institute is a union-sponsored, nonprofit organization dedicated to creating good jobs and building strong communities.
Search Engines...All the Web: Fast and comprehensive. AlltheWeb combines one of the largest and freshest indices with the most powerful search features that allow anyone to find anything faster than with any other search engine. AltaVista: AltaVista provides integrated search results to give users immediate access to relevant information including Web pages, multimedia files and up-to-the-minute news Dogpile: Find the results you're looking for twice as fast as before by searching multiple search engines at once. Dogpile is a meta-search engine that searches the Internet's top search engines such as About, Ask Jeeves, FAST, FindWhat, Google, LookSmart, Overture and many more. Google.com: Provides easy access to more than 3 billion web pages. Mamma.com: The "mother of all search engines." Mamma.com is a "smart" meta-search engine - every time you type in a query Mamma searches a series of other search sites at the same time, properly formatting the words and syntax for each, compiles their results in a virtual database, eliminates duplicates, and displays them in a uniform manner according to relevance. SearchIQ: A good place to start, especially if you are new to search engines. Provides tips on how to search, and ranks the various search engines on different kinds of searches. Other Internet Services and Search Engines:
Reference and Research...American Demographics: A great resource for any writer tracking trends; offers back issues dating to 1995. Biography.com: Over 20,000 personalities listed here. Chances are the bio you are looking for can be found here. Current Population Survey: Joint project of the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau. Presents labor force characteristics of the US population on a monthly basis. CountryReports.org: Collection of worldwide data, from flags to national anthems to current weather conditions. Encyberpedia: A service connecting to online enclopedias and other sources of information. Encyclopedia Britannica: View any Britannica article for free, and get links to other related sites. FedWorld Information Network: If the federal government has issued a report, or kept a statistic on your chosen subject, you can find it through this site. History Channel: If history is your thing, then you should start your search here. Information Please Almanac: Free online almanac, filled with all kinds of facts. Internet Public Library: The reference section sends you to appropriate sites for information on areas ranging from arts & humanities to associations. iTools: Tools to help you on the Internet, from language to library aids to search engines. Library of Congress: Provides access to the Library of Congress catalogs and other research vehicles, including full text to bills under consideration in the US House of Representatives and Senate. (Also the source of those great historical pictures and photos on our Labor Calendar page!) NewsDirectory.com: More than 16,000 links to magazines and newspapers anywhere in the world that offer English-language content. The Polling Report: Features results from leading US polling firms on such subjects as politics, business, social issues, news events, sports and entertainment. Publishing Law Center: Good links and articles about intellectual property and other legal issues. Zip Code Lookup and Address Information: Look up zip codes, the Postal Service's preferred abbreviations, check rates and fee schedules, track an express mail package, or calculate your postage cost. 555-1212.com: Enter the city and find out the area code, or enter the area code and get a list of the cities it includes.
Dictionaries and Grammar Aids...Bartlett's Quotations: A standard reference work for any writer. Elements of Style: How tos for writers. International Trademark Association: Includes listings on nearly 4,000 trademarks and service marks. One Look Dictionaries: This site draws from more than 500 dictionaries. The Phrase Finder: Looking for the meaning or origin of a phrase, saying or idiom? Roget's Thesaurus: Online version of a classic writer's tool. The Acronym Database: Use this site if you've got the acronym but don't know what it stands for, and vice versa.
Labor Journalism Aids...International Labor Communications Association: The new web site of the professional organization for labor journalists and communicators in North America. A "members only" section makes available graphics, cartoons, a "rackets file", and a discussion board. FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting): This media watchdog group provides current reports and research on bias in mainstream media and censorship. E-mail list available (and t-shirts that say "Don't Trust the Corporate Media"!). National Writers Union: News about labor relations in the journalism / media industry; salary data, contract information. RefDesk.com: One-stop site for finding information on the Internet. The website has links to almost every major news source as well as to basic and not-so-basic online reference "books". Robert Niles: How to Find Data on the Internet: Robert Niles, senior producer and columnist for the L.A. Times, developed this site to help research novices find the best information on the Internet. Also available on his site is a tutorial on how to read and use statistics. UPPNet: The organization for union television producers and radio programmers, UPPNet promotes "production and use of TV and radio shows pertinent to the cause of organized labor and working people." You can also subscribe to their newsletter. The web site and newsletter list all known radio and television shows broadcast in the U.S.
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