Information Resources on Labor Accessible via LaborNet by jagdish & labor-l List-Manager These resources can be broadly categoried as follow: 1. Key LaborNet Conferences 2. Few Other conferences concerned with labor issues 3. Organization-Sponsored Conferences 4. InterNet/BitNet Mailing Lists 5. UseNet Conferences Following provides brief descriptions of conferences available under each catetory. 1. Key LaborNet Conferences: (first line is conference name) labr.announcem Description: A general confernce for all labor related ANNOUNCEMENTS which are not date specific or/and did not make it to the calendar, or are not locally (Northern Calif.) produced are welcome here. Sponsor: LaborNet Interim Steering Committee Contacts: hmuskat@igc.apc.org keys: unions, events, trips, programs, workers labr.asia Description: Public conference for new and discussion of labor issues in Asia. Sponsor: LaborNet Contacts: labornet@labornet.apc.org keys: trade, union, labour, japan, china, hong, kong, indonesia, india, philippines, korea, sri lanka labr.auto Description: This conference if for discussion and information about auto workers and the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Contacts: tlaney@igc.apc.org keys: labor, UAW, unions, auto workers labr.calendar Description: Contains listing of events pertaining to labor - predominantly in the San Francisco bay area, but may expand to include other areas around the U.S. if not globally. Contacts: labornet@labornet.apc.org labr.cis Description: The conference contains postings about trade unions/workers movements, economics and other related issues in Russia/CIS. Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications Contacts: vbalog@glas.apc.org keys: labor, labour, economy, social, life, justice, employment, jobs labr.educate Description: Discussion and information concerning labor union education programs. Sponsor: Worklife Education Resource Center Contacts: worklife@igc.apc.org keys: labor, union, education labr.employee. Description: This public conference is established and maintained by the National Employment lawyers Association (NELA). Its purpose is to disseminate information about and to discuss the legal rights of employees in the workplace. Sponsor: National Employment Lawyers Association Contacts: nelahq@labornet.apc.org keys: legal, employee, rights, labor, labour labr.environme Description: Discussion and information concerning labor and environmental issues. Sponsor: LaborNet Contacts: pdorman@igc.apc.org keys: labour, union, ecology labr.global Description: Discussion of labor networking labr.grad.org Description: For online organizing, sharing info/resources/strategy, etc, for graduate students (who like farm workers are not covered by the labor laws) trying to organize/unionize. Contacts: harelb@igc.apc.org keys: unionize, university labr.hazards Description: Discussion and information concerning health and safety at work. Sponsor: Labornet Organizing Project Contacts: mstein@igc.apc.org / lvpsf@labornet.apc.org keys: union, worker, justice, resources, ecology labr.newsline Description: Published or non-published articles from labor press or articles relevant to labor. Contacts: hmuskat@igc.apc.org labr.organize Description: To discuss strategies for union organizing/affiliation and support thereof. Wide-ranging - can include current organizing campaigns or ones about to incubate. National/International listings. Sponsor: LaborNet Steering Committee Contacts: labornet@labornet.apc.org, mstein keys: labour, worker, strategy, affiliate, health, safety, media labr.party Description: Discussion and information concerning the formation of labor parties in the U.S. Contacts: dwalters@labornet.apc.org keys: labor, labour, union, party labr.privatiza Description: This conference is to provide information and communication on the effects of privatization in the US and internationally Contacts: dwalters@labornet.apc.org keys: labor, labour, unions, nafta, privatization labr.rail Description: Discussion of labor union organizing issues relating to workers in the railroad industries. Sponsor: LaborNet Contacts: dwalters@labornet.apc.org keys: labour, transportation, IBEW labr.resources Description: For posting resources for use by labor interested users. i.e., Labor Notes will download its resource column, video resources will be posted, speaker lists will be psoted. Sponsor: Labornet Organizing Project Contacts: erica@igc.apc.org, lvpsf@igc.apc.org keys: union, worker, justice labr.teacher Description: The purpose of this conference is for information on teachers in the NEA and AFT as well as educators internationally. Contacts: pbrown@igc.apc.org keys: education, labor, labour, unions, teachers, AFT, NEA labr.teamster Description: This conference is to facilitate communication links, solidarity and information for teamsters and members of TDU (Teamsters Democratic Union) within the US and transport workers internationally. Contacts: tpost@igc.apc.org keys: labor, labour, teamsters, unions labr.tech Description: Planning for annual Labor Tech conferences. Contacts: lvpsf@igc.apc.org keys: labour labr.video Description: [De purpose of this conference is for listings of all labor videos and films Contacts: lvpsf@igc.apc.org keys: labor/labour/film/video/union 2. Few Other conferences concerned with labor issues: sindicatos Description: El objetivo primario de esta conferencia es alentar a posibles usuarios hispanoparlantes a compartir informacion sobre temas laborales. Contacts: support@chasque.apc.org / labornet@labornet.apc.org keys: labor women.labr Description: News/information/discussion concerned with women and labor issues Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications Contacts: womeninfo@gn.apc.org keys: women, labour, labor, work, union econ.saps Description: For NGOs, trade unions and popular movements working to halt IMF and World Bank structural adjustment programs (SAPs) and make room for grassroots alternatives. Para los que trabajan para detener los programas de ajuste estructural (PAEs). Sponsor: The Development Group for Alternative Policies, Inc. Contacts: dgap keys: FMI, Finance, Reform, South, Debt, Labor, Agriculture, Third World, Development, Economics, Finanzas, Reforma, Sur, Ayuda, Deuda, Desarrollo reg.mexico Description: News and information about Mexico. Sponsor: Central America Resource Network (CARNet) Contacts: carnet keys: central, america, mexico, news, labor trade.canada Description: Economic and social repercussions of the freetrade deal between Canada and the US. Sponsor: Web - Canada Contacts: web:spider keys: labor 3. Organization-Sponsored Conferences: greenleft.news Description: Articles and letters from Green Left Weekly, covering environment, politics, labor movement socialism, women, gay/lesbian, international news and progressive movements and causes generally. Contacts: greenleft keys: Third World, reviews, media nacla.report Description: Contains "Report on the America's", the publication of the North American Congress on Latin America. This bi-monthly magazine features rigorous research and comprehensive analysis of the entire region. Sponsor: The North American Congress on Latin America Contacts: nacla keys: Latin America, Central America, economics, development, democracy, politics, trade, immigration, labor, rights nation.talk Description: This conference is for discussion by readers of the Nation magazine about Nation articles and other topics. Sponsor: The Nation Contacts: nation keys: Nation, discussion, talk, labor, feminism, politics, alternative, media, arts, environment nlns.news Description: Monthly email dispatch of New Liberation News Service, the independent, youth-oriented, progressive news wire serving over 200 community media outlets in 40 states, 4 Canadian provinces and a variety of international locales. Sponsor: New Liberation News Service Contacts: igc:nlns keys: news, youth, undergound, community, environment, racism, peace, democracy, media, labor, student, native, health, housing, education, feminism nwu.agenda Description: Describes the National Writers Union, its history, program and organizing goals; recruits new members, debates/discusses writers and labor issues, exchange information, and alert writers about NWU activities and upcoming events. Sponsor: National Writers Union Contacts: bcleveland keys: journalism, journalist, freelance, censorship, novelist, author, wages, nonfiction, poetry, media, grievance, writing, editing, publishing pna.news Description: A news conference of the Peoples News Agency (PNA) with the support of Proutist Universal. This conference is for news, analysis, commentary, good news coming primarily from PNA member periodicals from around the world. Sponsor: Proutist Universal Contacts: proutwdc keys: news, ecology, earth, family, economy, development, education, women, youth, PROUT, culture, reviews, democracy, environment, health, labor pt.brasil Description: Material from the Worker's Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) of Brazil. Dialogues between them and others. Sponsor: Partido dos Tradalhadores Contacts: support@ax.apc.org keys: labor, labour toxics.rachel Description: Library of RACHEL's Hazardous Waste Newsletter, published by the Environmental Research Foundation. Sponsor: Environmental Research Foundation Contacts: erf keys: toxic, hazard, labor, incinerator, landfill, hazardous twr.nl Description: Annotated lists of third world related organizations, books, periodicals, pamphlets and audio-visuals. Sponsored by Third World Resources. Sponsor: Third World Resources Contacts: tfenton, jdubine keys: thirdworld, asia, pacific, latinamerica, caribbean, middle east, africa, hunger, humanrights, women, peace, nuclear, corporations, labor, nati 4. InterNet/BitNet Mailing Lists: list.labor Description: Echo of Internet mailing list (LABOR-L) for people interested in labor union issues. Sponsor: LaborNet Contacts: labornet@labornet.apc.org / lanfranc@vm1.yorku.ca keys: labour list.united Description: Internet Mailing List to discuss labor union solidarity issues. Contacts: support@igc.apc.org, labornet@labornet.apc.org keys: labor, union, solidarity, labour, labr 5. UseNet Conferences: misc.jobs.contract Description: Discussions about contract labor. |