New Orleans Arguments are scheduled before the US Supreme Court in the case of Friedrichs vs. California Teachers Association on the issue of whether or not unions have the right to collect fair share payments under union shop agreements for public employees in the California school system. Fair share payments are not dues, but an …
Category: Labor Organizing
Informal Workers’ Unions Voices are Rising in Latin America and Elsewhere
Mexico City Some recognition of the role of unions emerging among informal workers is easier to be seen in Latin America. It was unsurprising to read that one of the clearest voices expressing concern about the impact of the devaluation of the peso in Argentina by the new government and its impact on inflation and …
Looking Under the Hood at the Pasadena Workers’ Center
Los Angeles A couple of years ago I spent a fascinating period over almost a year working with Casa de Maryland. They began as a collection of workers’ centers and have become the largest immigration rights statewide organization in the country with huge victories to their credit in winning drivers’ licenses and a state DREAM …