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".
Marble Falls An article in US papers the other day must have struck at the heart of true feminists everywhere. The subject purported to be the annual lament for women, as we move into the heart of summer, over how to pick out a swimsuit for this season. They showed a picture of …
Little Rock A dozen of us, mostly old labor union hands as organizers or lawyers or whatever was necessary, got together on Zoom to talk about how to support the movement moment among workers today. There was good feeling and an undercurrent of commitment to understand the current situation, despite whatever wisdom and scars …
June 8, 2022 New Orleans Message from the universe to bosses: retail workers aren’t happy behind the counter! Another shoe just dropped onto the pile with the others: eight-five workers at a Trader Joe’s in western Massachusetts just organized an independent union and filed a petition with the NLRB for a certification election. …