Cross-posted over at my globalization blog, modeled after Goddard's Political Wire:
New Activist-Oriented Workers' Rights Board to Launch
On June 2, Jobs With Justice will launch a National Workers' Rights Board with 50-75 members "who will intervene with employers and the public to help resolve situations that threaten workers' rights."
Members of the board include actor/activist Ed Asner, author Barbara Ehrenreich, TransAfrica Forum president Bill Fletcher Jr., radio host Jim Hightower, Illinois Representative Jesse Jackson Jr., 50 Years is Enough director Njoki Njehu, and Howard Zinn.