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Labor organizations

Communications Workers of America (CWA)
Local 1180's parent union, with news, resources and a good overview of all the things CWA is involved in

AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Unions is the umbrella organization that all major U.S. unions, including CWA, belong to; the site has comprehensive information on labor activities and you can link to any union in America from there

New York State AFL-CIO
News and political action from the state's labor movement

New York City Central Labor Council
The Central Labor Council is the place where city unions, private and public sector, come together and work together

Jobs with Justice
JwJ is a national coalition of union activists that works with communities on workers' rights issues; they have local chapters, including a very active one in New York

Berger Marks Foundation
The Bergerarks Foundation is dedicated to helping women organize into unions.

CWU Northeast Region(Communications Workers Union)
The Communication Workers Union is the biggest union for the communications industry in the UK with 250,000 members. We represent members in postal, administrative, financial and telephone companies including Royal Mail Group and BT, o2, Virgin Media, Orange, ComputaCenter and the Alliance and Leicester. Our members' expertise includes engineering, computing, clerical, mechanical, driving, retail, financial and manual skills.

American Rights at Work
American Rights at Work is a nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to promoting the freedom of workers to organize unions and bargain collectively with employers.The Berger Marks Foundation is dedicated to helping women organize into unions.

News and information resources

Labour Start
"Where trade unionists start their day on the net." This phenomenal site is continuously updated to bring you labor-related news literally from all over the world

Labornet
Independent news, information and resources for a democratic labor movement

Workers Independent News
The only nationwide radio news service that focuses on the concerns of working families and their labor unions. WIN is available on more than 150 radio stations across the country, including WLIB, 1190 AM and 1010 WINS broadcasts The Labor News Brief, produced by Workers Independent News Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday drive time and on Saturday in New York City.

Black Commentator
An independent internet magazine dedicated to the struggle for economic justice, social justice, and peace.

Economic Policy Institute
A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy

Independent Media Center
The IMC is a democratic media outlet, a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. It is a network of websites from 13 different cities and regions in the U.S. (including New York City) and 11 other countries. Anyone can publish an article at Indymedia.

Alternet
Alternet is an alternative to the corporate conglomerates that dominate the media marketplace. It provides independent news and information by publishing a articles and columns on a wide range of subjects; some are originally published for other outlets and some or written directly for Alternet.

BigLabor
BigLabor.com is a new service website for union members with a dozen exclusive features that change every week, from labor cartoons to labor quotes, jokes and history to steward tips and the best list ever of unions on the web. The site is sponsored by the Union Communication Services Inc., a 100% union shop that has been publishing and distributing education, training and communication materials for unions across North America since 1980.

AFL-CIO Now
The AFL-CIO's new blog, launched in February 2006. News and commentary about issues affecting working people. Special topic areas include Corporate Greed, Bush & Co., the Economy, and Legislation & Politics.

Good Jobs First
Good Jobs First is the nation's leading resource center for grassroots groups and public officials seeking to make economic development subsidies more accountable and more effective. It promotes smart growth policies that enhance the well-being of working families.

You Should Know
A weekly blog written by JJ Johnson, editor of 1199's Our Life and Times, on what the mainstream media leaves out.

Democracy Now!
Radio and televison with stories you don't get any where else. Local 1180 represents the off-the-air staff

Working Life
Labor Research Association's website with stories of labor and the economy. A convention blog by Jonathan Tasini talks about labor's issues and the campaign.

union gal
What it sounds like with an attitude.

Newser
Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion

CWA health care campaign
Building a political movement around heal care.

Guaranteed health care for all
Health care for all website of the California Nurses Association.

The Chief-Leader
An independent New York City weekly newspaper that focuses on municipal government, municipal labor unions, and issues that affect New York State and federal employees.

Politics

Working Families Party
New York's newest political party, in which Local 1180 is active, is giving a real voice to progressive politics in the legislative arena and at the ballot box

Labor Party
Local 1180 has been active for years in working to build a lasting alternative to the one-and-a-half party system

Find your elected representatives
This site will find all the elected representatives for your address and provide links to each of them. Access to this service is provided through NYPIRG's Community Mapping Assistance Project (CMAP).

Political Irony
Humor and hypocrisy from the world of politics

Empire State Pride
Winning Equality and Justice for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender New Yorkers and Our Families

NYC Pride
Heritage of Pride welcomes the participation of all, regardless of age, creed, gender, gender identification, HIV status, national origin, physical, mental or developmental ability, race, religion or sexual origin.

Alliance for Retired Americans
With more than three million members, the ARA mobilizes retired union members and other senior and community activists into a nationwide grassroots movement advocating a progressive political and social agenda – one that respects work and strengthens families

Workplace rights and protections

NYCOSH
The New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health provides news and information about your rights to a safe and healthful workplace, and how to protect and enforce those rights

OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is the federal government agency overseeing the nation's workplace health and safety laws

U.S. Department of Labor
The Department of Labor has information on everything from overtime regulations to the Family and Medical Leave Act and Americans with Disabilities Act

NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board administers the National Labor Relations Act, the main law governing labor rights in the U.S.

PERB
The Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) administers state labor law for New York's public sector workers

American Rights at Work
An independent advocacy organization that defends workers' right to organize

Taylor Law
The Public Employees Fair Employment Act, known as the Taylor Law, is the state statute that governs labor relations for public sector workers, including most 1180 members, in New York State; this webpage provides a brief history and an overview of the law

Union discounts

Union Plus
An AFL-CIO program offering academic scholarships and consumer discounts on everything from auto insurance and car rental to cell phone plans and Internet service

Culture

Wordsmith
Every day you can get an email with a new word, its meaning, and where it came from.

The Working Theater
First-class theatre for working-class people; the Working Theater is committed to bringing theater about working people to working people, and their productions have won critical acclaim.

The New York City Labor Chorus
The chorus, with members from more than 20 labor unions and District Councils, promotes union solidarity by expressing through song the history and ongoing struggles of workers for economic and social justice.

Powell's Books
A great alternative to the union-busting Amazon.com; the staff of Powell's is unionized and last year won a contract provision that gives them 10% of every Powell's sale that comes through the union's website; and while you're there, you can check out their recommended reading list

Labyrinth Books
This local unionized bookstore specializes scholarly and university press books; they are one of the dying breed on independent bookstores that still care about books

No Sweat union-made apparel
No Sweat is the pioneer of fair trade fashion and footwear, setting an empowered, unionized workforce as the gold standard for fair trade clothing. We provide a competitively priced fairly traded product to you and a living wage to our workers.

Health

NYC Department of Health alerts
Covers all types of issues and updated frequently.

Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood delivers vital health care services, sex education, and sexual health information to millions of women, men, and young people.

National Alliance for Mental Health
Most of what you need to know about mental health, including resources.

The Asbestos and Mesothelioma cancer resource
Everything about asbestos exposure and the tools to fight the disease.

Mesolink
Another link to Mesothelioma resources

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