Union Web Services - Labor Unions and the Internet

CivicSpace

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 16:54:01 -0500

CivicSpace is a community organizing process and software platform.

It allows you to build communities online and offline that can communicate effectively, act collectively, and coordinate coherently with a network of other related organizations.

CivicSpace enables bottom-up people-powered campaigns to operate on a more level playing field with more traditional top-down organizations, and, similarly, allows top-down organizations to leverage the power of grassroots organizing.

visit CivicSpace

GIMP Image Processing Software

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:37:22 -0400

An open source alternative to programs like Photoshop and Fireworks. visit GIMP Image Processing Software

Open Office

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:35:35 -0400

The free alternative to commercial office software. "OpenOffice.org 2.0 is the productivity suite that individuals, governments, and corporations around the world have been expecting for the last two years. Easy to use and fluidly interoperable with every major office suite, OpenOffice.org 2.0 realises the potential of open source." visit Open Office

Link Checker

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:27:34 -0400

Check to see if you have broken links on your site. visit Link Checker

The International Labor Communications Association

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 17:13:57 -0400

The International Labor Communications Association, founded in 1955, is the professional organization of labor communicators in North America. The ILCA’s several hundred members produce publications with a total circulation in the tens of millions. visit The International Labor Communications Association

Since Sliced Bread

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:52:57 -0400

A recent campaign from the SEIU. visit Since Sliced Bread

Web Style Guide

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 19:00:26 -0400

An online book that covers just about everything to do with building and maintaining user-friendly, functional sites. visit Web Style Guide

Online Readability Tool

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:59:37 -0400

Test how readable your site is with this free tool. visit Online Readability Tool

Local Web Site Tools from the CWA

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:57:56 -0400

The Communication Workers of America's comphrensive web design and maintenance guide. visit Local Web Site Tools from the CWA

Web Design Tips from A List Apart

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:57:17 -0400

High-end web design tips and tutorials. visit Web Design Tips from A List Apart

W3 Schools

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:56:27 -0400

Chock full of basic tutorials on how to build web pages. visit W3 Schools

Use it - Web Site Usability Newsletter

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 18:55:10 -0400

Jakob Nielsen, Ph.D., indispensible, opinionated site about how to make the web easier to use.
visit Use it - Web Site Usability Newsletter

Hospitality, Hotels, and Restaurants Organizing Council

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:39:50 -0400

HOTROC, the Hospitality, Hotels, and Restaurants Organizing Council, is the name of the campaign to bring dignity and respect to the 16,000 New Orleans area workers who clean the rooms, make the food, and wait the tables in this region's fastest growing industry.
visit Hospitality, Hotels, and Restaurants Organizing Council

Executive PayWatch

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:29:32 -0400

Every year, shareholders and America’ s workers learn of new jaw-dropping executive compensation packages that seemingly defy rational explanation. In 2004, the average CEO of a major company received $9.84 million in total compensation, according to The New York Times. visit Executive PayWatch

comcastwatch.com

Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:24:26 -0400

ComcastWatch is a jointly sponsored project of the Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Nothing on this website is meant to imply that Comcast supports or endorses this effort. visit comcastwatch.com