Labor Chaos

New Orleans  Sensitive, internal memos and financial information are leaking like a sieve exposing vulnerabilities in some of our storied unions.  This hurts workers and all of us.  In labor we need some real leadership and something likea “Geneva convention” or “Marquis of Queensberry” rules for how to handle [...]

Katrina Mess for Custodians

New Orleans        When is the Hurricane Katrina damage finally over?  Not yet for custodians of the Orleans Parish Public School System it turns out.  Most of them were contracted out and lost their jobs or retired after the storm.  Our union, Local 100 SEIU, now represents custodians at some of the schools through a [...]

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