ECONOMIC NOTES NEWS AND ANALYSIS FROM THE LABOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATION
http://www.LaborResearch.org Nov. 15, 2001 Editorial 'Invisible Hand' Not a Solution; Laid-Off Workers Need More Protection (Nov. 15, 2001) In freshman economics classes, students learn that in a free-market economy such as the United States there is an "invisible hand" guiding how much gets produced, how much it costs, how much workers should get paid, etc. But when the economy starts to decline, and millions of workers lose their jobs, the invisible hand stops delivering. http://www.laborresearch.org/story.php?id=13 Photo Essay Workers at Ground Zero (Nov. 15, 2001) Since Sept. 11, LRA photographer Sam Hollenshead has focused on documenting the role of union members who are working hard to clear the rubble, recover the dead, and rebuild New York City. Sam has been down at Ground Zero photographing ironworkers, teamsters, laborers, operating engineers, firefighters, policeman Red Cross volunteers and others as they continue the work of recovery and rebuilding. The following photographs tell the story of Ground Zero as seen by Sam. http://www.lra-ny.com/wtcweb/wtc.index.html **ANNOUNCEMENT** A Cornell University Union Leadership Series Workshop Developing A Web Page for Your Local Union Thursday and Friday, December 6 - 7 /// 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Location: FISC/Cornell Theory Center, 55 Broad Street (at Beaver Street), 3rd floor, Manhattan (The Cornell Theory Center is a state-of-the-art computer training facility in lower Manhattan.) Workshop Fee: $250. (includes breakfast, lunch and all workshop materials) Overview: As working people gain Internet access, cyberspace is becoming a fast way to reach union members. Effective union web sites inform union members about meetings, contract issues, and health and safety concerns; promote the ìunion messageî; approach and attract potential new members; and build solidarity. You donít need a huge budget to build a web site for your local union. This workshop will focus on the hands-on skills you need to set it up. What You Will Learn: Elements of a successful web page Creating a union web page using moderately-priced software Using web toolsñgraphics, tables, colors, hyperlinks and moreñto get your message out Basic rules for web-page design and web-site navigation Publishing your web page to the World Wide Web Who Will Benefit? Who Should Attend? Union staff and officers who want hands-on training Prerequisites: This is a basic hands-on workshop. Students must know how to use an Internet browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator). Instructors: Donna Schulman directs the Cornell ILR Schoolís Lenz Library in NYC, is a NE Union Womenís Summer Institute faculty member, and has taught many seminars on using the Internet. Ron Bigler is a website developer for the New York City-based Labor Research Association, a non-profit labor union advocacy organization. Please make check payable to ìCornell-ILR Schoolî and mail with this form to: Gene Carroll, Union Leadership Workshop Series, 16 East 34th Street, 4th floor, NY, NY 10016. To register by phone and pay at the door call 212-340-2853, or fax this form to 340-2822, or send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . _ ___________________________________________________________ Labor Research Association 330 West 42nd St., 13th Fl. New York, NY 10036 Tel: (212) 714-1677, Fax: (212) 714-1674 E-mail: Internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.laborresearch.org http://www.lraconsulting.com =============================================================
