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LaborNet is a AFL–CIO-backed online network focused on the labour movement.

History

The LaborNet internet network was created by union organizers in 1991 (or 1990) by the AFL–CIO to give a new boost to the labor movement.[1][2] LaborNet was organized around industrial lines, allowing workers from different unions to communicate with each others.[3]

The intent of LaborNet was to develop a labor-focused social network for activism.[4] It was AFL-CIO's first two-way communication tool. Users had access to forums and could upload pdf files.[5]

By 1992, LaborNet migrated its hosting to CompuServe.[2] By 1995, LaborNet had 1000 subscribers, including 35 community labor councils.[5] It moved to its own independent website in 1999.[2] The plan was to further develop the social features of the website.[4] By the end of the 1990s, LaborNet had 1,400 members.[3] In 2001, LaborNet was established in Japan, where it held annual awareness events such as the Labor Fiesta and Union, Yes!.[1]

Description

According to LaborNet's website, its "founders believe that the new communication technology must be put to use to revitalize and rebuild the labor movement." LaborNet aims to act as a syndicator for labor-related news and calls to actions[3]

LaborNets are also set up in Canada, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Japan and Korea.

References

  1. ^ a b Paul Jobin (2009). ""Labornet Japan" and the Revival of Trade Unions through the Net". Cairn Info. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Jarol B. Manheim (1 November 2000). The Death of A Thousand Cuts: Corporate Campaigns and the Attack on the Corporation. Routledge. ISBN 9781135648565.
  3. ^ a b c Jesse Drew (2013). A Social History of Contemporary Democratic Media. Routledge. ISBN 9781135117559.
  4. ^ a b Arthur B. Shostak (1999). CyberUnion: Empowering Labor Through Computer Technology. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 9780765604637.
  5. ^ a b Bruce Nissen (1999). Which Direction for Organized Labor?: Essays on Organizing, Outreach, and Internal Transformations. Wayne State University Press. p. 124. ISBN 9780814327791.


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