NEW MAGAZINE ON LABOR WINS HIGH PRAISE FROM READERS



Working USA the new magazine covering labor, has an end-of-year issue out that looks at the closer ties today between unions and the religious community.  Other articles examine how new tactics help unions win first contracts, the AFL-CIO's "Union Cities" program, why NEA delegates rejected the merger with the American Federation of Teachers and whether seniority systems should change to deal with problems facing parents working nonstandard hours.
	The November-December issue also has a provocative study by two economists who question employers' claims that drug testing improves productivity.  The magazine has won high praise inside and outside the labor movement for being a well-edited analysis of a wide range of union issues.  WorkingUSA is edited by Don Stillman, the long-time UAW activist who's taught at Oxford University.
	The editorial board includes former Labor Secretary Ray Marshall, Economic Policy Institute President Jeff Faux, UAW President Stephen P. Yokich, noted economist Robert Heilbroner, Harvard Trade Union Program Director Elaine Bernard and AFL-CIO General Counsel Jon Hiatt.  You can subscribe by calling the publisher, M.E. Sharpe, Inc. at 1-800-541-6563 or email:  http://www.mesharpe.com/usa_main.htm .  The cost for individuals is $36. For six issues a year, or $84. For institutions.