In The News
Awards
June 11, 2008: Philip Dine was honored at the Society of Professional Journalists Washington DC chapter dinner at the National Press Club, with the $1,000 Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award "for his series on Iraq War veterans and mental health."
Each year, the Lewis Award is presented to a reporter "whose work best exemplifies journalism aimed at protecting the public from abuses by those who would betray the public trust." D.G. Lewis is a former president of the national Society for Professional Journalists.
Phil also won the first-place award in the category of Daily Newspaper Investigative.
There were numerous other awards presented, primarily to Washington-area media, for work during 2007, and several inductees into the Washington SPJ Hall of Fame, among them Hal Bruno, Eleanor Clift and Juan Williams.
Speeches
- National Labor College
Washington D.C. area, June 4 - IFPTE (Engineers) Legislative Conference
Washington D.C., April 14 - Jewish Labor Committee Early July
- New York State Union of Teachers
New York City, April 11 - International Association of Fire Fighters
Washington D.C., March 12 - Communications Workers of America
Dallas, March 10 - San Diego Labor Council
February 27 - California State Polytechnic University
Pomona, Calif., February 26 - Bricklayers and Allied Crafts
San Diego, February 25 - National Labor College
Silver Spring,MD., Jan. 19
Television
- Plum TV - Massachusetts -- June 21
- Appeared on MSNBC News to discuss Wal-Mart story aired March 27 MSNBC TV News (video here)
- CBS News "Extra Edition" KMOV St. Louis Channel 4 aired Saturday, Dec. 22 (Discussed Iraq veterans/Labor book)
- Book TV on C-SPAN (See write-up here)
- About the Book TV Program -- Philip Dine explores the current state of America's unions, once a representative of one third of the work force, union membership is currently 12 percent. Mr. Dine who reported on labor issues for the St. Louis Post Dispatch for twenty years contends that unions must remain an intregal part of America's work environment and profiles several groups across the country. Philip Dine discusses his book at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
- Regional News Network
- Richard French Live aired Friday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. ET in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Market: Reaches over 5 million households in the tri-state region of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
- Fox Business Network
- Money for Breakfast aired Thursday, Oct. 11, 7:05 a.m. Philip spoke on UAW strike, why the UAW settled with Chrysler and what that means for labor, whether labor's still important, what the most powerful unions are, why the major league baseball union remains strong, and, more broadly, about the strengths and future of labor.
Publications
- World Business News
- AFL-CIO Now
- Street Heat - DC Metro Council, June 24
- Newsweek, Eleanor Clift , May 16
- Signalman's Journal, The Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen - July, page 16
- Boilermakers Review - May
- Washington Monthly Magazine - April 2008
- Sacramento News & Review - Jan. 31
- Publishers Weekly, in brief
- USA Today announces Politics & Prose book talk on C-Span's “Book TV”
- Journal of the International Association of Fire Fighters -- Sept./Oct.
- The Charleston Gazette -- Sunday Book Review
- Boston Globe (Reuters Book Review), Read article here.
- Buffalo Business First, Read article here.
- Philadelphia Inquirer
- Syndicated Columnist Mark Shields
- Working USA - TBA
- AFSCME Works - TBA
- St.Louis Labor Tribune - TBA
- The Newspaper Guild - September
- The Birmingham News - Sept. 18
- The Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Sept. 4
Radio Archives
For Upcoming Radio Appearances, Visit Calendar
- Democratic Talk Radio, Mass., July
- » KSKQ Oregon, "Brain Labor Report", aired 10:12 ET Wed., Dec. 12. Enthused comments by Wes Brain. Listen to Archive of show.
- » "Bob Edwards Show", XM Satellite Radio, Channel 133, aired Tuesday, Dec. 11, during the 8-9am show . See XM radio schedule.
- » KPOJ, Wall Street Journal Radio/Air America aired Wed., Nov. 21, 10 a.m. ET
- » WMBR 88.1 FM Mass. "Radio with a View" aired Sunday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m. ET
- » Heartland Labor Forum (KKFI 90.1 FM St. Louis)
- aired Nov. 8,
at 7:10-8:50 p.m. CT - » NPR "St. Louis on the Air" KWMU Radio
- aired Nov. 6, 11 a.m. until Noon CT - » KMOX/CBS Radio Charlie Brennan Show St. Louis -- aired Nov. 6, 10:20 a.m. - 10:50 CT
- FOX Radio, Host: Dan Gresham, Beaumont, TX - aired live Oct. 15, 4:15 p.m.
- Inside Government (CNN, WFED 1050 AM Wash. D.C.) - aired Oct. 5, 10 a.m. EST. Read details here.Archive
- Reality Now (88.1FM St. Louis) - aired Oct. 3, 7 p.m. CT
- The Diane Rehm Show (Archive) - aired Sept. 27, 10 a.m.
- Illinois Labor Hour (NPR WFET-FM, Illinois) - aired Sept. 24
McGraw-Hill donated 10 copies of "State of the Unions" to NPR pledge drive. - America's Workforce (USA Radio Network) - Sept. 19
- America's Workforce (USA Radio Network, Ohio) - aired Sept. 18, 8 a.m.
- Inside Government - aired Oct. 5, 10 a.m.
Online
- July 11: Ray Abernathy Recommends
- May 29: Top Choice in Summer Reading: AFSCME
- May 30: Top Choice in Summer Reading: AFSCME
- May 25: Boilermaker's Union Review
- March:Colorado Firefighters Blog
- Mon., Feb. 7: Union News Blog
- Mon., Jan. 21: Contested Terrain: The Media and Writer's Strike
- Mon., Jan. 28: "Role of Labor in the 21st Century"
Just Engage, Jewish Council for Public Affairs - Mon., Nov. 12: CFED Book Review
CFED (Corporation for Enterprise Development) develops economic policies.). - Mon., Nov. 12: UPI Book Recommendations
- Wed., Oct. 31 : Survey Question (#5)-- AFL CIO of Washington D.C.
- Wed., Oct. 27: The AFL-CIO Washington DC Metro Council, the umbrella group for unions in the Washington area, mentioned the book in their daily e-mail and on their website. Membership: 150,000.
- Fri, Oct. 19: Reuters Book Review
- AFGE Online
- IowaPolitics.com
- Futureoftheunion.com
- The Citizen.com
- DemocraticUnderground.com
- Writinginthewild.com Q & A - Sept. 29
- Www.futureoftheunion.com - Sept. 18
- World Wide Work - Sept. 14
- Union Review - Sept. 14
- Blogs4President.org - Aug. 29
- HRWire.com - August
- New York Times Political Blog - Aug. 28
Further Details
For upcoming events, visit Calendar
March
Comments by Jeremy Kroto, First Vice President
After the Annual FireFigher (IAFF) Convention in March...
...Day Three consisted of a final political briefing by members of the IAFF Legislative and Political Action staff and a commentary by Philip Dine, author of the book State of the Unions. This book, given to each Affiliate Leader that attended to conference, is a groundbreaking and powerful report about the current state of the labor movement in the United States.
The book describes how various labor unions, including the IAFF, have continued to accomplish tremendous goals in a time where the labor movement has become diminished in our country. The author goes on to illustrate how labor can strengthen the middle class, improve the economy, and bolster its political influence. The book is highly recommended by me and every labor leader I have met that has read the book.
Dec. 12
Wes Brain's Comments after Interview with Dine
Enthused upon seeing Philip Dine on CSPAN's "Book TV" earlier this month (12/2/07) I was able to make contact and schedule him as our guest interview for today's radio show. This guy is great! He understands labor very well having been a 20 yr. reporter with the St. Louis Post Dispatch newspaper (introduced on the CSPAN show as "the best labor reporter in the country") and I am sending to you the strong recommendation that you read his book and consider Phil Dine's analysis of our failing labor movement and more importantly his ideas for how to rebound and become a strong force again.
I'm sending you this note because it is rare for me to become so enthused and charged up. I want to encourage you to get Phil Dine's new book and see if this might spark within you some enthusiasm, too. We can rebuild our failing labor movement!
Clearly it is time to stop doing things the same old way expecting different results!
State of the Unions - Interview with Philip Dine http://www.kskq.org/brainlabor/?p=193 (audio file of today's show)
In Solidarity,
Wes-
Brain Labor Report
http://www.kskq.org (live every morning M - F @ 7 a.m. west coast time)
Nov. 12
UPI Recommendations
Labor Reporter's Book Shows Why Unions are More Important Than Ever -- In a highly touted book packed with colorful anecdotes and careful research, a veteran labor reporter examines what's happened to organized labor in the United States and what workers and unions can do to rebuild their movement and America's middle class. (CWA Newsletter)
- Mike Wallace, CBS News “Phil Dine tells a compelling tale – and he writes beautifully – of the decline, fall and potential rebirth of a powerful labor movement in the U.S.”
- If you buy it at Powell's, a portion of every sale made through the AFT + link goes to the AFT Disaster Relief Fund. Click here for Powell's
Nov. 5
CWA Newsletter Book Review
Labor Reporter's Book Shows Why Unions are More Important Than Ever In a highly touted book packed with colorful anecdotes and careful research, a veteran labor reporter examines what's happened to organized labor in the United States and what workers and unions can do to rebuild their movement and America's middle class. "It is no overstatement to say that labor has contributed mightily to what has made America work - - and what has made it unique," writes Philip Dine in his recently published book "State of the Unions: How Labor Can Strengthen the Middle Class, Improve Our Economy and Regain Political Influence."
Dine, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated labor reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and member of The Newspaper Guild-CWA Local 36047, looks at the corporate, political and economic forces that have resulted in a nationwide drop in union membership and what labor needs to do to reverse that trend. Among the positive examples he cites is CWA's Stewards' Army. "In a time of increasing disenfranchisement of average people, of growing gulfs between the haves and have-nots, labor's most important role may be to serve as a vehicle for the voices of people who are being drowned out," Dine writes.
The book's many fans include Mike Wallace of CBS News who said, "Phil Dine tells a compelling tale (and he writes beautifully) of the decline, fall and potential rebirth of a powerful labor movement in the U.S." TNG-CWA President Linda Foley said Dine "has produced a must-read for both union members and members of the press. 'State of the Unions' - - with its keen observations and thoughtful conclusions - - could be a primer for labor leaders and labor reporters." The book is avaliable at most book stores.
Oct. 15
Philadelphia Inquirer
Oct. 5
www.federalnewsradio.com
Sept. 27
Nationally syndicated columnist Mark Shields calls State of the Unions a "superb new book" in his column.
Read Column Here
Sept. 18
www.futureoftheunion.com
Union Review: Labor Movement News & Views
Sept. 14
The Birmingham News
Sept. 18
World Wide Work, a World Wide Work, a labor bulletin published by the American Labor Education Center, an independent nonprofit.
Sept. 14
...Books: New & Worth Noting
The Guild Reporter
September
The New York Times political blog
Aug. 28
Blog-4-Presidents.org
Aug. 29
HRWire.com Article
Aug. 29
Union Update
Labor Pains: Unions Lay Groundwork for Increased Activity
by Maureen Minehan
Read Article Here.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sept. 4
PR.com
Sept. 14
Publisher's Announcement

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