New Orleans There are some universal principles in work. Almost everyone dislikes their boss is one for sure. Almost no one likes the union representative except union members and the workers who are looking for one is another for sure. Texas is a funny state when it comes to workers and unions. Once again, …
Category: Labor Organizing
Work Lessons from an Experienced Union Organizing Director
New Orleans Talking with Peter Olney, a friend as well as a veteran labor organizer and former organizing director of the west coast based International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) where he retired in recent years, on Wade’s World was an important reminder of huge lessons we had both learned the hard way, but …
Tax Subsidy Opposition and Community Benefits are Battling in California
San Francisco The Inland Empire is largely Riverside and San Bernardino Counties in southern California east of Los Angeles. Warehouses and distribution centers are the kings of this empire, workers and communities are too often the serfs and poor villagers. In the last decade since the Great Recession new work in this section brought in …