Dick Meister

Dick Meister, a San Francisco-based journalist, has covered labor andpolitical issues for a half-century as a reporter, editor, author andcommentator. Contact him through his website, www.dickmeister.com.

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24 May 2009
Give workers what they need!
Dick Meister
A new study by one of the country’s most highly regarded labor experts makes clear beyond doubt that illegal employer actions and lax government oversight have...
25 April 2009
The big strike
Dick Meister
It's the 75th anniversary of what's known in labor lore as "The Big Strike" -- the remarkable event that brought open warfare to San Francisco's waterfront,...
18 April 2009
Hard times for African-American workers
Dick Meister
Although many Americans have been hit hard by the continuing – and alarming – growth of unemployment, none have come close to being hit as devastatingly hard...
28 March 2009
Baseball: More than a man's game
Dick Meister
Another season of professional baseball is upon us, another season of a sport that’s billed as the “National Pastime,” yet bars half the population – the...
22 March 2009
Let's truly honor Cesar Chavez
Dick Meister
It’s way past time that Congress declared the March 31 birthdate of Cesar Chavez a national holiday. President Obama agrees. So do the millions of people who...
14 March 2009
A New Deal for American Workers
Dick Meister
The preliminaries are over and what’s certain to be one of the fiercest political fights in many years is finally underway. It pits the nation’s labor unions...

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