The Exploding Informal Economy

Ideas and Issues Labor Organizing

Ocean Springs             More research and documentation is emerging to strengthen my case that unless the labor movement devises a new and workable model (Link: http://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/majority-unionism.pdf) for building majority unions that are effective for workers in the informal economy, there is no future for unions.  Robert Neuwirth, who had earlier written on megaslums around the world, provides …

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Restitution vs. Retribution from Fannie and Freddie

Ideas and Issues

 New Orleans               After an endless three year investigation the SEC (Security & Exchange Commission) filed charges against the former CEO’s of the quasi-public housing finance giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, whose warm nicknames all speak to the badly mangled and badly needed home mortgage assistance we need now.  The SEC decision seems to have …

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TIDAL: Occupy Theory, Occupy Strategy

Community Organizing Financial Justice Ideas and Issues Organizer Training Organizing

December 9, 2011   New Orleans               A fellow organizer passed on an email to me yesterday that is worth sharing.  Occupy Wall Street put out a combination position paper / magazine / whatnot entitled:  “TIDAL: Occupy Theory, Occupy Strategy.”  I was able to access the PDF by googling the title directly, and you might want to …

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