Lafayette Often the devil is in fact in the details, and two important efforts at pushing hard on the details within the vast bureaucracy of governmental affairs matter hugely for people, making these initiatives worth following closely, and piling on to support them for reasons both large and small. In one situation from the …
Category: Citizen Wealth
UAW Breaking Through in Transplants in Chattanooga
New Orleans The Volkswagen company filed with the National Labor Relations Board to conduct a quick election among its 1600 workers in Chattanooga to determine whether or not the United Automobile Workers (UAW) should represent workers at the plant. The UAW has confidently indicated that it has majority support among the workers based on the …
Pregnancy Protection a Great First Step for Sick Leave Victories
New Orleans Years ago, we picked up the issue of sick leave protection for workers in states and municipalities as a national evolution of the living wage campaigns. The recession and other forces slowed progress, but still victories were claimed in the state of Connecticut, largely due to work led by the Working Families Party …