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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Good News, Bad News for Home Health and Home Day Care Workers

Labor Organizing

 Detroit                        News reports and political developments brought both smiles and frowns to home-based health and daycare workers across the country.   President Obama announced that he was implementing coverage for home health care workers under the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, which is good news for 2 million such workers, though few get …

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