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 …
Category: Labor Organizing
Good News, Bad News for Home Health and Home Day Care Workers
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 …
Between the Lines of the NBA Players Settlement
New Orleans Gabe Feldman, professor at Tulane Law School and head of the Sports Law Department, inaugurated the first Fair Grinds Dialogue (www.fairgrinds.com) with an excellent presentation of the legal issues that underpin the strategy and tactics in the recent NBA lockout as well as other sports labor issues. This may be one of the …