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".
New Orleans This was my Labor Day special Posted on September 4, 2023 by Working-Class Perspectives. Is Joe Biden, as he claims, the best friend workers have had in the White House either ever or since Franklin Delano Roosevelt? We could debate that all day, but the President and his administration at …
Pearl River The Biden administration issued a minimum staffing rule for nursing homes that receive Medicaid and Medicare. I have to quickly add: finally! Our union represents nursing home workers in Louisiana and Arkansas. In bargaining contracts for homes owned by private operators every effort to bargain minimum floors for nurses, LPNs, and CNAs, …
Heerlen The only thing that really changes the prospects for workers joining unions is actual organizing, but the law can make the process harder, as we have seen for decades, or easier, as we always hope. We are about to see if unions rise to the challenge and seize the moment being offered by …