Buffalo Richard Lipsitz, the head of the Western New York Area Labor Federation of the AFL-CIO, sits at an interesting cross section. With the call to revive manufacturing he notes that his area may have less manufacturing jobs than it did, but, interestingly, he argues that the overall economy in metropolitan Buffalo has about the …
Category: Organizing
Many Calls for ACORN Resurgence
Atlanta Here’s an argument from a Democratic consultant working campaigns around the world who did some media work for us around 2006 and 2008. Copy of Article Democrats need return to ACORN-style organizing By Matthew McMillan, contributor – 12/12/16 08:00 PM EST In 2008, Barack Obama became America’s first black president and Democrats gained …
The Delta Foundation Says, Creating Jobs is Not Easy, but Possible
New Orleans We hear a lot of big talk these about creating jobs, especially manufacturing jobs, and their disappearance, including going south to Mexico. The President-elect has been going wild with his Tweeter-finger about a Steelworkers’ local union president having the gall to correct his claims on how many jobs he and his team saved …