Marble Falls The conundrum over the last several decades, as the reality of the impact of climate change has become impossible to ignore, is how do we create a just transition from the current economy to a cleaner, greener future? Talking to Rutgers Professor Todd Vachon on Wade’s World, he reminded me that …
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Union Democracy for Essential Workers
New Orleans I noticed that In These Times had a blurb on a dustup at the convention of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) from some rank and filers who were trying to make a case for more input and democracy in the workings of this big US union. I recognized …
Labor Researchers Seeking the Way Forward
Dallas It was a crazy day, but we had made a commitment to present a paper that had been supported by the LRAN, the Labor Research and Action Network, at their 12th Annual Conference at Georgetown University, so, by God, a promise is a promise, even if it meant a 530 am plane …