Milwaukee It is impossible to be in Milwaukee for more than fifteen minutes and not hear about the surprising success of the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team this season and their breakout star, known affectionately as the Greek Freak. You figure? It is also impossible not to spend time in a community and with an organization …
Category: Organizing
Can Gig Workers Take Advantage of Independent Contractor Status?
Washington At Georgetown University Professor Joseph McCartin showed some bite-sized clips from “The Organizer” documentary and followed up with questions he posed, as well as a variety that came from the audience. One former union brother launched a rant that bemoaned the loss of workers’ weapons dating back to the passage of the Taft-Hartley …
Good News for Mexican Workers on the Other Side of the Wall
New Orleans How about some good news for a change? Yes, I’m with you. I found some in a surprising place on the other side of the proposed wall between Mexico and the Untied States and in all places in Matamoros, right across the river from Brownsville, Texas. If you’ve ever been to Matamoros, you …