New Orleans Andy Stern’s convention speech in San Juan as International President was expansive, unbending, and appropriately celebratory. Some of us had been in Pittsburgh when the 1,000,000 member mark was broken, and now the 2,000,000 member mark was smashed as well. Stern in pledging to implement the Justice for All package being presented …
Category: Labor Organizing
Picketing and Protesting the Union
San Juan It is a weird feeling to walk through demonstrators and pickets to get inside the SEIU quadrennial convention being held these days in Puerto Rico. Chanting people in yellow shirts, fliers being thrust into your hands, and general chaos and confusion as your badge and ID are double checked by …
Supreme Surprise for Workers
New Orleans Something very strange happened in the Supreme Court yesterday — perhaps Mercury is in retrograde? In two separate cases by decisive majorities the Supreme Court ruled in favor of workers! Given recent Court decisions American workers have every reason to feel shocked and awed at the willingness of the Supreme Court …