February 11, 2021 New Orleans       I often think about one of the favorite expressions of a long-time Local 100 organizer as she counseled, chided, and cajoled our members to stay out of trouble on the job. She would say, “you gotta learn,” to them, just as she would say it to the bosses and …

February 10, 2021 New Orleans        For the record, I’m clear that the government needs to give more lower income families cash, and they need to do it pretty darned quick. At the same time, I believe in narrowing the equity gap, while also understanding that even in the richest country in the world, there …

February 9, 2021 New Orleans       Way back when the pandemic was over there, and then over here, and the shutdown of peoples’ lives and work began, can you remember in the first CARES Act stimulus there was a $2000 payment that went straight into Americans’ bank accounts. No account, then you got a debit …