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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".

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It’s Not Just Slow Walking that Kills Union Organizing

Amazon NLRB Starbucks Unions July 25, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New Orleans      It was only a matter of time before someone outside the labor movement pointed out what should have become all too obvious to union organizers and leadership for a while.  In the exciting and inspiring victories of Amazon workers in Staten Island and Starbucks baristas in hundreds of locations around the …

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New York City In Between the Meetings

Amazon Banks Coffee Starbucks June 16, 2023 by Chief Organizer

            New York City      No one is interested in my meetings, I’m sure, and if anything comes of them, you’ll all know soon enough, one way or another, but in between and alongside of the work might be worth some small attention.  For example, on the East Side of Manhattan, where many of the …

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Starbucks and Workers United, a Richard Berman Dogpile

Corruption Politics Starbucks Unions Workers March 28, 2023 by Chief Organizer

New Orleans     A full-page ad in the New York Times is expensive.  We’re talking tens of thousands of dollars.   You have to be a big company with a bloated advertising budget or deep enough pockets that makes you believe it’s worth the climb to get your message out.  A front section ad on page …

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