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Headlines:
- Pete Seeger: Real Change Interviews the Voice of America
- Joe Hill: The Poet of the IWW
- Working for Less: Why Welfare Reform Threatens Workers
Table of Contents:
Vendor of the Month: Keith Brown, Tacoma, Page 3
Mailbag: Page 3
- Lonnie Nelson | Born Seattle, 1932
Plummeting Pay: Welfare ‘Reform’ Law Cedes Power to Corporations by Jonathan Rosenblum, Page 5, 22
Working Class Hero: The Legend of Joe Hill: Poet, Worker, Activist by Elizabeth Romero, Page 6, 7
- Picture: PUBLIC ENEMY? Joe Hill’s Mug Shot
Interview: Words of Wisdom: Pete Seeger and Grandson Discuss Music and Activism by Ruth Fox, Page 8, 9
- Photo by Shelly Oberman
- Picture: LINKS ON THE CHAIN: Pete Seeger and his grandson Tao Rodriguez making music at the folklife festival.
Celebrating Labor’s Rebirth: Folklife Labor Arts Fest Explores Worker History and Future by Ruth A. Fox, Page 10, 11
- Photo by Shelly Oberman
- Picture: “Links On The Chain” explored the role that music has played in overcoming racial discrimination and building unity among working people
- Picture: Labor Art: Mural Artist Mike Alewitz stands next to a labor mural he painted during the Folklife festival in the museum courtyard. Alewitz recently painted a commemoration at Chernobyl for the workers who died in that nuclear disaster.
Where are the Workers? Local Panel Discusses Media Neglect of Organized Labor by Catherine Gainey, Page 12, 18, 19
- Artful Protest: Machinists’ Statue Creates a Permanent Picket Line
Holly Park Promises: City Council Gives Go-Ahead to Housing Project Compromise by Mary Park, Page 13, 20
Longshoremen’s Lessons: Oral History and Photos Highlight ILWU Triumphs, Page 14, 15, 18,
- Book: The ILWU Story: Six Decades of Militant Unionism. Published by International Longshoremen’s & Warehousemen’s Union, $5.00. Review by Anitra Freeman
- Picture: ILWU members on maritime picket line in Portland during the During 1948 strike.
Obituary: Herman “Sonny” Jones: Born July 21, 1948 – Died May 18, 1997 by Anitra Freeman, Page 16
- Picture: Herman “Sonny” Jones
Do Something, Page 17
- Help Prevent Homelessness
- Help Children in Need
- The Sharehouse Seeks Volunteer
- Fremont Public Association
- Sunday Night University
- Volunteer Desk Staff Needed
- Help Bring Produce to Low Income People
- Help the Homeless
- Join the Fight for Tenants Rights!
- Books to Prisoners
Poetry, Page 21
- Untitled by Sally Johnson
- Traditions by D.S. Kent
- Tried by Marion Sue Fischer
- Untitled by Elizabeth Romero
- New Prostitute by Stan Burriss (At Jazz Club, Olympia, WA)
Calendar, Page 23
Citizens Participation Project: Martinez Jobs Bill: Projects For a Living Wage, Page 24