Speech at Iraqi Trade Union Tour (Dawn Stanger)

By Dawn Stanger I’m Dawn Stanger. I’m a Teamster who works up at United Parcel Service in Williston. I’m also vice president of the Vermont Workers’ Center. My fellow activists and I hope you will join our struggle, and there are sign up sheets...

Brushed off in Vermont

Brian McGroryBoston GlobeJune 17, 2005 If you ever wonder how it is that big business has earned such a bad name these days, look no further than a Boston-based venture capital company by the name of Capital Resource Partners. First, CRP, as it’s often known,...

Speech at Anti-War, Anti-Budget-Cuts Rally

By Dawn Stanger Hello. I’m Dawn Stanger and I’m a Teamster. I work up at UPS in Williston. And I’m here representing folks from the Vermont Workers Center, and U.S. Labor Against the War – USLAW. The Workers’ Center is a coalition of...

Unions work for everyone

Op-Ed in Burlington Free Press, August 26, 2003 By James Haslam The main reason people need unions is to have a voice about their working conditions. As the saying suggests, “united we bargain, divided we beg.” Organizing a union is the only way for...