New Orleans Globally, more than 30 cities participated in ACORN’s Beat the Heat Day this summer. Thermometers are clear, regardless of climate naysayers, it’s hotter outside than it has ever been. Tenants need protection and many have joined ACORN campaigns in various countries like Canada and France to demand retrofits to deal with …
Category: Local 100
They Hack, You Starve in Arkansas and Elsewhere
New Orleans ACORN has been going through a crash course of sorts to get up to speed on the current procedures around welfare, food stamps, and Medicaid, so that we can understand the real life, on-the-ground impact that the new Trump budget bill will have on restricting access and benefits for lower income …
Union Leaders, Good Mayors, and AI Bots
Marble Falls Local 100 has conducted an annual leadership training workshop for stewards for more than 40 years, but this year’s session in Little Rock was the first in-person meeting since the pandemic. It was good to see old and new leaders getting to meet each other, often for the first time. Going …