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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".

Category: Unions

Starbucks is a Wrench in the NLRB Works

NLRB Starbucks Unions September 2, 2024September 3, 2024 by Chief Organizer

Pearl River      I don’t know Matt Bruenig, but I know his work.  He’s a labor lawyer who birddogs the proceedings, filings, and decisions of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).  One of our organizers tipped me off about his newsletter the NLRB Edge, which I look at regularly, because it’s a fount of information.  Because …

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Hard Road for Taiwanese Unions

Organizers Forum Taiwan Unions August 22, 2024August 23, 2024 by Chief Organizer

            Taipei         We were on the hunt for union and labor activists in Taiwan.  I remembered that some twenty years ago, plus or minus, either a labor federation or someone had invited and financed a visit from an ACORN representative with our Living Wage Center to come to the island to help spark the …

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Trump, Musk, the UAW, and Taipei

Personal Writings Unions August 16, 2024 by Chief Organizer

Taipei              We landed in Taipei almost 30-minutes early after a twelve-and-a-half hour flight from San Francisco.  We cleared customs, baggage claim, and money changing within one-hour of landing, which is amazing in itself.  The express train to the central station was only twenty-two minutes and hardly cost $4 USD per person.  All good so far!  …

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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Interview with NPR Gulf States Newsroom

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