Ankara Not easy figuring out the way unions are put together in Turkey, but after several meetings, it seems possible to sketch out the basic process. We talked an organizer for the printing and packaging union at some length, then met with the executive committee for a unionized and recently formed cooperative printing operations, …
Category: Community Organizing
Three Short in Chicago
Chicago We were three short, as Mayor Richie Daley vetoed our living wage measure for big box stores. Three decided that they wanted to join the race to the low road, rather than have community standards for wages in Chicago. The picture from the New York Times tells the story though it does not say …
Pocket Veto for Chicago Wal-Mart
New Orleans Ok, technically someone in civic class would raise their hands and say that a “pocket” veto means that a bill was not vetoed technically, but died since it was not signed. There is a new definition though that has been added to any high school civic class this week in Chicago by Mayor Richie …