Two more photos of me in the River North area of Downtown Chicago taken on the Kinzie Street bridge. Photos taken 9/21/05, a 90 degree day. Hopefully, the last 90 degree day in Chicago for a while. Although, come January/February, I'm sure most Chicagoans, including myself, will be begging for this weather. Click on the [...]

This is the 1st of several postings concerning the future of the AFL-CIO, and the labor movement as a whole, which will appear over the course of the next week, leading up to the AFL-CIO convention in Chicago later this month. From July 25-28, 2005, at Navy Pier in Chicago, the AFL-CIO will convene its [...]

In a few days (once my research is completed) I plan to analyze and discuss this months quadrennial AFL-CIO convention and elections taking place in downtown Chicago. The importance of this meeting cannot be stressed enough. The AFL-CIO, perhaps even the entire labor movement, is at a crossroads due to concerns that the federation's largest [...]