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Employee Free Choice Act : The Employee Free Choice Act, supported by a bipartisan coalition in Congress, would enable working people to bargain for better benefits, wages and working conditions by restoring workers’ freedom to choose for themselves whether to join a union.

AFL-CIO : Official website of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations.
Canadian Labour Congress : Website of the major Canadian labor federation.
International Labor Organization : United Nations body covering labor.
LaborNet : Labor news, discussion forums, searchable archives, exhaustive links.
LabourStart : Labor news from around the world, updated daily.

The Work Site : Has written aids on every thing from how to make a good flyer to how to work with lawyers.

Labor Cartoons of Gary Huck and Mike Konopacki
Northland Poster Collective : Excellent resource for pro-labor T-shirts, stickers, posters, buttons, and other paraphernalia. Guaranteed to drive your boss crazy!

ILWU contracts and safety codes : This is a link to the west coast longshore contract and safety codes (ILWU/PMA).
International Dockworkers Council (IDC) : The IDC is an organization made up of unions of port dockworkers from all over the world.
Steel Barrel News : ILA Local 2038--steelworkers in the ILA fighting for a democratic local
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) : Our sister union on the west coast covering longshore and warehouse workers in the California, Oregon, Washington, Canada, Alaska and Hawaii.
The International Longshoreman's Association (ILA) : Our international union that covers dockworkers, warehouse workers and other related workers on the East, Gulf Coasts, Canada and Puerto Rico.
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) : An international trade union federation of transport workers' unions.

9 to 5: National Association of Working Women : Membership organization focusing on women's struggle for economic justice.
Corporate Campaign, Inc. : Strategy for the Labor Movement.
Economic Policy Institute : Labor-friendly economics think-tank.
Jobs with Justice : National labor/community coalition group promoting workers' rights and economic justice.
WINS Radio : A Voice in the Media for Workers.

On-line tools available from OSHA
The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NICOSH) : ) is a federation of non-profit organizations around the United States that advocate for worker safety and health.
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) : NIOSH is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) : The department of our government responsible for enforcing safety and health at work.
Your rights under OSHA

The Pacific Maritime Alliance (PMA) : The group of bosses shippers and carriers, organized to bargain with the ILWU on the West Coast and to promote the employers interests.
The US Maritime Alliance (USMX) : The group of bosses, shippers and carriers, organized to bargain with the ILA on the East and Gulf Coasts and to promote the employers interests.
The Waterfront Coalition : An organization of bosses and employers, including big shippers like Walmart, who are driving change in our industry. They colluded during the West Coast lockout in an attempt to break the ILWU's efforts to secure a decent contract.

Association for Union Democracy (AUD) : Union democracy for a strong labor movement.
Labor Notes : Putting the movement back in the labor movement!