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Andy Stern and the Long Goodbye

Washington As I made my way back from half-way across the world, I watched the story unfold even before leaving Mumbai of first reports that Andy Stern would resign as President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and then a message from him by the time that I arrived at Dulles [...]

Urgent Need for New Labor Strategies

Toronto Before Judy Duncan, ACORN Canada Head Organizer, and I went to York University to address Dr. Stephanie Ross’ class on Worker Organizations, we me with a friend for a pleasant hour who was a senior executive of one of the largest unions in Canada.  We often had this dialogue about where labor stood [...]

Hospitality Unionization Brings up the Rear

New Orleans Well, Happy Valentine’s Day!  Makes me think of millions of people going out to restaurants, lounges, movies, theaters, and wherever and toasting their sweeties,  and then usually not leaving much of a tip later for the servers.  Where’s the love?

Wherever it might be, it’s not for unions.  The Bureau of Labor Statistics [...]

Hospitality Wars Close to Settlement

 

            New Orleans               It’s amazing to me how many people came up to me over the last week on the East Coast and mentioned having read my recent blog about “Pink Sheeting and One-on-One’s” in UNITE-HERE and elsewhere in the labor movement.  Google analytics tells me that this is most frequently visited current item on [...]

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