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".
Baltimore I hope I’m not grasping at straws, but I’m hearing some encouraging reports of union organizing progress, as we move from city to city on the East Coast. I don’t know if this is enough to turn the tide, but at least some unions have fists and feet in the dike to hold …
New Orleans: My guest blog for Working Class Perspectives for May Day follows, with thanks and appreciation to them for the privilege of contributing. Time is suddenly news. How little we have, how much we want, and what we do with it for work or whatever. Is this good news for workers? Maybe for some, …
Toronto As an interesting twist in the ACORN Canada head and lead organizers’ meeting, Judy Duncan, the head organizer, brought over one of the local organizers to brainstorm about the issues confronting one of our emerging tenants’ unions in a mid-sized building in the city. Ostensibly, the building was owned and run by a nonprofit, …