WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
Delhi In the Hawkers Joint Action Committee, we have several thousand members in Delhi that have joined in the last two years. Several of the longtime organizers, one with seven years and another with ten years working with us, shared the details of the struggles and successes during that period with me in the …
Delhi Amazon has gotten very big in India. Walmart, our longtime nemesis, through its purchase of Flipcart, has joined Amazon in a fierce competition to dominate e-commerce in the country. In a partnership with UNI, the global labor federation, and the nascent Amazon India Workers Association, ACORN and its affiliate, Janaphal, have been supporting …
\Delhi The main office of Janaphal, ACORN India’s affiliate in Delhi, is right off the Noida Highway. The office is on the third floor and as you drive towards the west, a banner signals its location even though you travel through a maze-like set of flyways to get there. Looking down from the balcony, …