San Diego Lee Scott, Wal-Mart CEO, was in Rogers, Arkansas, a long spit from their world headquarters in Bentonville, meeting the press. Rick Smith, the head of WARN and WWA in Florida, and I were in northern San Diego County meeting with local leadership of some of California’s largest and most aggressive local unions of the United …
Category: Labor Organizing
In the Lower 9th Ward
New Orleans Living in New Orleans one becomes myopic perhaps? Day to day one counts small, sometimes very small, things as great progress: a store opens, houses cleaned, a stoplight working, or a streetlight coming on. Perhaps we are counting trees and are lost to the forest? It was impossible for me to say “no” …
Living Wage Fights–and Wins– Breaking out Everywhere!
Natchitoches, Louisiana It is exciting to read about a living wage movement in the New York Times or to hear that Oprah will be putting a human face on low wage work on her show today. It’s a lot more exciting though to be in the fight and see the progress everyday! In recent weeks …