WADE RATHKE is the founder of ACORN, Chief Organizer at ACORN International, and Author of "Nuts & Bolts", "Citizen Wealth", "Global Grassroots", and "The Battle for the 9th Ward".
New Orleans All organizers, union, political, or community, know that if you can get members and adherents to do the job of recruiting and persuasion to co-workers, other voters, or neighbors you have done your job well, and your chances of eventual success in the work have increased exponentially. As collective institutions like …
New Orleans We knew it was going to be a beat down for workers’ rights that had been expanded under the Biden National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and now we’re getting the early reports from the acting general counsel, and it’s not pretty. Matt Bruning and his NLRB Edge started doing the list …
Marble Falls We’re part of a coalition called “Make Amazon Pay.” Black Friday is the annual action day. In India, where ACORN’s affiliate has been organizing and agitating around Amazon warehouses in East Delhi, we saddle up as part of the campaign in a big way. The “Make Amazon Pay” organizers say there …