New Orleans In a somewhat perplexing article by Arun Gupta on fast food workers organizing featured in the December issue of In These Times, once the reader was able to get past the obvious, his feinted surprise, and anonymous ex-organizer interviews about recent fast food worker organizing (that these are publicity strikes, that they are …
Category: ACORN
The Big, Fat ACORN Footprint
New Orleans I was dragging wagon this morning. Eight days on the road, driving through Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana to visit all six of the Local 100 and KABF/FM 88.3, as well as side trips through Austin and then Fayetteville in the GWA (Greater Walmart Area) was actually a fascinating and fun experience, although as …
Fighting to Lower the Digital Divide, ACORN Canada Issues Horror Report
Little Rock What do you do with a bully? Slap ‘em in the face. Or, embarrass them. ACORN Canada did both by celebrating Halloween by issuing a “Horror Report” based on a survey of almost 300 of our members. Canada, perhaps even more than the US, allows a virtual monopoly with three companies holding the …