New Orleans: Every so often there is something in the news so compelling and attractive that it is hard to resist. Today, a piece published in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, whatever that might be, came to my attention. I hesitate to describe the zany take on reality that attracts them, but it seems there is a “union …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Does it Matter to Central Labor Councils?
New Orleans: As many measure the wake of the hurricane of Chicago splitting the AFL-CIO, there have been several articles about the impact on the “field troops” at the grassroots level in the Central Labor Councils. The quotes in the news have focused on a lot of hand wringing about budget shortfalls and diminished capacities, all …
Solidarity for Never!
Chicago: With 24 hours warning that four of the largest unions in the federation — the Service Employees, the Teamsters, the Food and Commercial Workers, and UNITE — HERE! — were going to boycott and not be seated the first day, the convention hall did not need to look as thin and empty. Only ninety (90) …