New Orleans “Oh, when will they ever learn?” The tag line from the old Pete Seeger rendition of “Where Have All the Flowers Gone” locked in my brain, as I read about the campus arrests at Columbia and Yale Universities of pro-Palestinian protestors. I have to wonder who advises these fancy, elite college presidents, …
Can’t Lose Campaigns
Chicago At the Labor Notes conference, I was drawn to another panel on non-NLRB organizing, largely in the South where most of the rules detail what you can’t do, including engage in public employee elections or collective bargaining. This session was a meticulously prepared and presented showcase for the Campus Workers Union, an affiliate …
Talking about Organizing Unions in the South
Chicago In the array of workshops, panels, and ballroom presentations there were some about organizing in the South, which has been the holy grail for the future of US unions ever since companies poured into the region to take advantage of cheap labor and abundant resources. Hearing what was on union activists’ minds made …