New Orleans: Every so often there is something in the news so compelling and attractive that it is hard to resist. Today, a piece published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, whatever that might be, came to my attention. I hesitate to describe the zany take on reality that attracts them, but it seems there is a “union …
Month: August 2005
Does it Matter to Central Labor Councils?
New Orleans: As many measure the wake of the hurricane of Chicago splitting the AFL-CIO, there have been several articles about the impact on the “field troops” at the grassroots level in the Central Labor Councils. The quotes in the news have focused on a lot of hand wringing about budget shortfalls and diminished capacities, all …
Leaders Step Forward in Canada and ACORN International
Toronto: It was a relief to walk out of the airport into the night air of Toronto on a late July evening after record breaking heat waves in Phoenix, Chicago, and everywhere we turned and find a cool breeze coming off the lake into Toronto and to suck in the air without a straw for the …