New Orleans The cover of the New York Times Magazine for Sunday, January 15th could not have been better for the living wage movement. There was a picture of Manuela Soto, an assistant hotel housekeeper employed in the hospitality industry of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The cover shot graphically looked at the difference a $2.00 …
Category: Labor Organizing
Katrina’s Wake Hits the Highlands
San Luis Potosi News of a bill passing at least part of the Congress seemed like we had a chance still for New Orleans to survive. The world of New Orleans work stretches down to the central Mexican highlands. A man on the street asks where I’m from and when New Orleans is the answer, …
How Different is Manager Mark?
Monterrey CNN mentioned a Wal-Mart manager being fired in Bradenton, Florida for racial profiling of an African-American businessman. Wal-Mart says in effect: this doesn’t happen here. Something rings a bell. I consult with Organizer 5, who had worked the Bradenton area with her team. I mention that a male manager was fired and the reasons. …