The Journal of the Southern Regional Council, 1978-2003
Starting a Worker Owned Cooperative By Frank Adams Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 20-22 There are a variety of reasons for starting a worker cooperative. They include workers’ desires to own and work in a business where human values
Unions Must Move Past the Plant Gates By Bruce Raynor Vol. 10, No. 2, 1988, pp. 22-23 The subject of the economic development of the South is never complete without some talk of the role of organized labor. Despite economic
‘Time to Revitalize’ Southern Labor By Paul McLennan and Vicki Trifiro Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 15-16 For William Winpisinger, the message to corporate America from the 5,000 workers gathered in an Atlanta parking lot on April 30 wee
Labor, Environmental Coalition Wins Bill Passage By Stewart Acuff Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, p. 16 It’s not often that the environmental movement and the labor movement can find enough common ground to work together in a mutually beneficial effort.
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Matewan By John P. David Vol. 10, No. 3, 1986, pp. 20-22 Matewan (Written and directed by John Sayles. Filmed by Haskell Wexler. Music by Mason Daring. With James Earl Jones, Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham.) Many people know
The Pittston Strike By Charlie D. Thompson Vol. 11, No. 6, 1989, pp. 1, 3-6 AFTER CROSSING THE Clinch River and heading into the extreme southwestern corner of Virginia, the terrain begins to close in around you. The rolling farmland
Collusion Between Worker and Power Structure. Reviewed by Linda Kravitz Vol. 12, No. 1, 1990, pp. 13-15 Habits of Industry: White Culture and the Transformation of the Carolina Piedmont. By Allen Tullos (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 1989.
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The Place of Justice Reviewed by Tal Stanley Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 1995 pp. 27-29 Justice in the Coalfields, directed by Anne Lewis. Camera: Andrew Garrison, Herb E. Smith, Joseph Gray, Tom Kaufman, Jerry Johnson. Sound: Anne Lewis, Alex Milenic.
Organized Labor and the Olympics By Stewart Acuff Vol. 18, No. 2, 1996 pp. 19-20 On September 18, 1992 the Olympic Flag arrived in Atlanta from Barcelona, Spain signifying the transfer of the Olympic Movement, the Olympic Spirit, and the
The New Factories in the Fields: Florida Mushroom Workers By Alissa Mathison with Barry E. Lee Vol. 19, No. 3-4, 1997 pp. 21-22 “This event is a watershed.” Frank Curiel, lead organizer for the United Farm Worker’s campaign in Quincy,
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