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Guide to Labor Oriented Internet Resources
From the Institute of Industrial Relations, University of California, Berkeley.
Gateway to comprehensive reference sources on labor/industrial relations, workplace issues and employment law.
General Web Sites
Make note of the Electronic Archives, a collection of full text publications, mainly government reports on employee-employer relations from Cornell University, Catherwood Library, one of the foremost labor libraries; also note the Kheel Center, a labor-management archives.
Straight forward dictionary of related terms, with only a handful of links. Unfortunately color scheme of black background makes it hard on the eyes.
Search the library's card catalog or take advantage of their internet links. As its name states heavily focused on labor as one of the radical movements in U.S. history. A solid listing of nearly 40 U.S. and Canadian labor libraries and archives.
From the University of California, Berkeley includes its various centers, community outreach and research, publications and internet resources.
"Promote and realize standards, fundamental principles and rights at work"
From the School of Labor and Industrial Relations at Michigan State University, a simple not too long, but very valuable alphabetical list without notes.
News, polls, trends from non-profit research and advocacy organization covering union, political, and economic news and trends.
Z-magazine from the Harvard Trade Union Program and the Midwest Center for Labor Research. Updated every two weeks.
From Jacques Brosius, Luxembourg. Links to sites of interest to labor economists includes links to the home pages of labour economists, documents and journals, statistics and data. International; watch British spellings.
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics on the major (more than 1,000 persons) work stoppages fronm 1947-2000.
From the Bobst Library at New York University includes biographies, handbooks, primary sources and web pages.
From the William Russell Pullen Library at Georgia State University, this library is dedicated to the "documentary heritage of Southern workers and their unions;" it is the official repository of records from various unions and state federations of labor.
This site at Wayne State University in Detroit provides links to industrial relations libraries and to urban and labor archive sites throughout the US.
This Times section deals with articles on all aspects of the American worker. Free registration is required and is Real Player.
A project of various units of the University of Washington including the Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, this site fosuses on the protests of late 1999 in Seate during the WTO meeting with "special attention to the role played by organized Labor;" it also provides an historical perspective.
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Unions
Current information and legislation from the headquarters of union organization in the US. Links to other U.S. unions.
Includes International Labour Standards and Human Rights, international labor law, press releases and speeches.
From Internet Public Library.
Newsletter about unions and labor organizations includes list of strikes.
Gateway for labor unions in United Kingdom.
Radical labor organization, Industrial Workers of the Word, site.
The public face of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the Working for America Institute is dedicated to supporting union strategies for building strong partnerships between unions and communities.
From the Global Justice for Garment Workers Campaign, a multimedia news magazine on the global clothing industry.
A nonprofit organization to protect the rights of workers worldwide; links and resources specificially targeted to eliminating sweatshop practices.
Links to sites related to worker right issues worldwide including sweatshops.
A nonprofit organization to promote and defend human and worker rights including sweatshops.
A coalition committed to eliminating sweatshop conditions in the global garment industry; covers the garment industry, articles, links and a newsletter.
A clothing workers union with a definition of sweatshops, a consumers guide to decent clothes and links and resources to related materials.
With representation from over 200 campuses, supports the rights of working class people everywhere.
Labor Law
In the CSULB Library, KF 3317 A54 1997 Reference; explanations with references to laws and court cases; from absenteeism to zipper clause.
Available electronically to those affiliated with CSULB (students, faculty, staff) through the University Library Home Page, Reference Databases at Labor and Employment Law Library. The most comprehensive labor and employment law tool contains the following:
AD = Americans with Disabilities Cases
FEP = Fair Employment {Practice Cases
IER = Individual Employment Rights Cases
LA = Labor Arbitration Decisions
LRRM = Labor Relations Reference Manual decisions of the NLRB National Labor Relations Board and courts
WH = Wage and Hours Cases
among others; cases, manuals, and newsletters on most topics
ADA statistics, regulations, accessibility guidelines, federal technical sheets. Comprehensive site.
From the Department of Labor provides employment laws assistance for workers and small business on the Department of Labor employment laws.
Covers topics such as employment law, labor-management relations, labor standards, employee rights and responsibilities.
A portal with links to federal laws including Title VII regulations, employment law articles (federal and state), human resources policies, forms, and contracts and case law for the Supreme Court and circuit and district courts.
From the University of Missouri, Labor Education Program. Outline and explanation of federal labor laws covering organizational issues, unfair practices, duty to bargain, collective bargaining and internal union regulations.
Links to litigation, laws and guidelines, legal definitions, etc. dealing with sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation. Includes a white paper and a q&a for small businesses.
From the Law Library Resource Xchange with links to comprehensive labor and employment legal sites, as well as individual labor and employment sites.
From the University of Indiana Law School and part of the WWW Virtual Library Law nearly 150 related sites listed alphabetically or searchable by topic, includes law schools, law firms, government agencies, organizations etc.
From Cornell Law School an index of legal materials. Scroll through alphabetical list of links to catch all related topics in addition to Labor Law, such as collective bargaining.
Definitions and encyclopedia of legal terms and topics. Good sections on business related topics. Off beat sense of humor.
From Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington, School of Law; covers secondary sources, texts, statistics, loose-leaf services and online sources.
Covers wages, hours of work and conditions of employment; searchable; from the State of California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement and the Industrial Wefare Commission.
A newsletter from the American Civil Liberties Union with links to worker rights sites and "tools" for activist organizations.top of page
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