New Orleans Here’s a big win no matter how you shake and bake it: Craig Becker being nominated for a seat on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)! This is not to say that we do not need labor law reform desperately, but having crossed paths with Craig for more than 20 years, finally we …
Category: Labor Organizing
Union Made and Union Owned
New Orleans News of a settlement by the United Auto Workers (UAW) averting bankruptcy at Chrysler and announcements by General Motors of their strategy for survival create a historic reinvention of capitalism in modern America. If these plans are implemented, then the UAW will own some 39% of GM and 55% of Chrysler. The …
Katrina Mess for Custodians
New Orleans When is the Hurricane Katrina damage finally over? Not yet for custodians of the Orleans Parish Public School System it turns out. Most of them were contracted out and lost their jobs or retired after the storm. Our union, Local 100 SEIU, now represents custodians at some of the schools through a …