"We thought we were living in a society of the future, showing how people can live together in a way that the human being is not a product of society where you have to put somebody down so that you are up. . . . Suddenly we find] that people want to be more like outside, and we are disappointed.""When people say to me, 'We're so sorry to see what's going on in the kibbutzim because we are losing the most important thing that happened to the State of Israel, ' I say to them, 'Listen . . . .' The government lost interest in the kibbutz movement, and we had to find another way. The State of...
"We thought we were living in a society of the future, showing how people can live together in a way that the human being is not a product of society ...
A guide to the AFL-CIO, which came under new leadership in October 1994 following the New Voice campaign, held its first democratic election for top officers and set about reforming the union movement to take account of a changing economy. Topics discussed include: political action; women; immigrant workers; global strategy and international worker solidarity; and changing the union's image. Case studies of how labour won the strike against UPS, and the legislative fights to increase the minimum wage and defeat Fast Track Trade Authority, are also included.
A guide to the AFL-CIO, which came under new leadership in October 1994 following the New Voice campaign, held its first democratic election for top o...