New Orleans Union work has its ups and downs every week. At week’s end I got an excited call from two of our organizers in New Orleans. They had just finished a meeting with nursing home workers in the city after following up on a call. Rather than a visit with one lone soldier, they …
Category: Labor Organizing
The Weaker Unions are the More People Like Them
New Orleans Gallup released a poll on the eve of Labor Day. There are so many polls out there these days, it’s easy to forget they still do this. The top line of their survey seemed like good news, 61% of those surveyed, and by extension, the American people, now say they “like” unions, the …
Poverty Wages and Working Conditions for Care Givers are a Crisis
New Orleans Think about these projections and facts. Caregivers including home health aides, personal care attendants and certified nursing assistants according to government projections are going to continue to be among the fastest-growing occupations. The Labor Department estimates that a million jobs in this classification will be added in the decade that started in 2014 …