WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
June 21, 2021 New Orleans The silent strike of lower-wage workers doing the math on minimal pay versus unemployment plus stimulus payments continues, but, importantly, a record number of workers are also walking off their jobs looking for greener pastures. It’s hard for conservatives to make their case that labor shortages are due to …
May 12, 2021 New Orleans A small group of state governors have announced that their states may abandon the supplemental unemployment program way before its September expiration. The number of Republican governors making the announcement is now up to eight states: Tennessee, Iowa, North Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Montana. Much of this …
April 29, 2021 Atlanta Jobless claims are reportedly finally going down after a full-year of the pandemic, and employers are crying that they have vacancies that they are unable to fill. The left notes that the wages and benefits on offer are too low, and that’s certainly true without a federal minimum wage increase in …