NLRB Ruling May Not Ease Organizing, but Could Reduce Precariousness of Labor

Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

New Orleans    The decision of the U.S. General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that McDonald’s acts as a “joint employer” in relation to its franchisees and therefore bears some responsibility for unfair labor practices by those franchisees is stirring extensive debate, all of which is good for workers, whatever the current outcome …

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Environmental Racism, Yes, Environmental Diversity, Still No, 25 Years Later

Organizing

Montgomery       Almost 25 years ago in 1990 in an effort led by Richard Moore, co-director of the Southwest Organizing Project based in Albuquerque, a letter on their stationery signed by a number of community leaders was addressed to the head of the National Wildlife Federation and the big ten environmental organizations and demanded that they …

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Could Chat-Apps Increase Maximum Eligible Participation for Low-and-Moderate Income Families?

ACORN International Organizing

New Orleans          What in the world is “chatvertising,” and why would any of us care? Good point! And, my thoughts exactly, which is why I had overlooked the original piece in the Journal about the growing effectiveness, and even popularity, of chat-bots or in real English, computers that are trained to talk back to you …

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