New Orleans Grabbing the mantle of a movement often seems like a first impulse for many protests and campaigns but reaching for it is not the same as being a movement. At the same time there are signs that can’t be missed when a real movement is stirring. I found delightful evidence in what many …
Category: Labor Organizing
Gig Economy Promoters Drinking Their Own Kool-Aid
Los Angeles There has been a lot of talk in recent years about the explosion of the so-called “gig” economy and whether its growth foretells the future of work for Americans. Such a future would mean a series of part-time jobs, no clear employer or employment status, skimpy to non-existent benefits and a narrow path …
Crossing Paths with Clean Water Action
New Orleans It isn’t exactly the answer to a popular trivia question, but there might be some head scratching by outsiders, someone from Mars, or an earnest future researcher trying to puzzle out an answer to the question of how a multi-year and multi-layered partnership developed between ACORN and Clean Water Action. As always, there’s …