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LONG - Labour Groups On-Line (pt.3)
Source D. Ohmans
Date 99/05/01/01:55

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.

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