A Top-ish Down Twist on a Bottom-up Campaign

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/CN02022020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans       At the Year End – Year Begin meeting of our principal North American organizers with ACORN and Local 100 United Labor Unions at NO-MAC at the Rathke Residence in New Orleans, we continued to push out the discussion on ways to expand our mass-based …

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A New Year, A New Decade

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CN01012020.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsSan Juan     2020, nice round numbers with a good solid sound. A new year.  A new decade.  We always hope for the best and settle for the rest. Living in the United States, after three years of Trump-time, we’re just glad to have made it in one piece, …

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Warehouse and Distribution Work, Tough Times at the Choke Points

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https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CN12222019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans        In the modern economy, warehouse, distribution, and logistical work has become critical for both big box stores, e-commerce, and transportation systems moving goods between all of these nodes and customers.  Some 1.2 million workers are directly employed in this sector now according to the …

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