Labor Strikes and Disputes

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A gay day off

Striking Out
A day without gays sounds like a Christian Right wet-dream come true, but it's actually the idea behind a 24-hour nationwide strike and economic boycott in support of gay marriage for all Americans.
By SARA FAITH ALTERMAN | December 09, 2008

Union dos

The Hollywood writers strike east
Film Culture wanted to check out Boston’s first rally supporting the Writers Guild of America strike to see which New England–based screenwriters would answer the call.
By GERALD PEARY | December 26, 2007

Tru opportunity

Will the real reality show please stand up?
With scripted television in limbo thanks to the Writers Guild of America strike, network bosses have been relying on reality programming to soften the blow.
By NEELY STEINBERG | December 19, 2007

Smooth sailing

Unlike ’99, Guild and management are poised for new contract
With the current Guild contract due to expire at the end of this month, union officials believe that a new three-year pact will be settled imminently.
By IAN DONNIS | December 05, 2007

Never-see TV

Writing wrongs
The Writers Guild of America strike, now in its fifth week, has exacted a serious toll.
By MIKE MILIARD | December 05, 2007

Activist Tales

Cleve Jones offers a model of labor-LGBT solidarity
Cleve Jones told a fascinating tale about how the assassination of Harvey Milk led him to become a prominent bridge-builder between the LGBT community and the labor movement.
By MATTHEW JERZYK | November 07, 2007

Beware of falling scabs

Downside
Boston drivers can be excused for being a tad skittish about falling objects, after experiencing two motorist fatalities in 2006.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | August 22, 2007

The truth behind the MBTA fare hike

By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | October 27, 2008

Flashbacks: February 17, 2006

The Boston Phoenix has been covering the trends and events that shape our times since 1966.
These selections, culled from our back files, were compiled by Chris Brook and Jessica McConnell.
By EDITORIAL | February 16, 2006

A change is gonna come

Politics and other mistakes
I was raised in the south. It was the 1950s. The civil-rights movement was just getting started. Nobody in my fourth-grade class considered it unusual when our teacher told us racial segregation was the “natural” state of humanity.
By AL DIAMON | January 18, 2006