February 18, 2021 New Orleans This was random. A friend and comrade got it in her mind to memorialize Father Vinnie O’Connell, one of the rare and now vanished labor priests, who could always be counted on to come bless a picket line, union meeting, or for that matter an ACORN action, I should note. …
Climate, Obits, and Frozen Pipes
February 17, 2021 New Orleans I called a friend in Houston to see how bad the snow and ice had hit them. He said they were among the lucky ones and didn’t lose power as four million other Texans did including Local 100’s organizer there. The mid-20’s Fahrenheit are unfriendly. Houses in the deep …
Faux Mardi Gras
February 16, 2021 New Orleans It’s one thing to cancel and postpone Jazz Fest and other events during the pandemic, but Mardi Gras, now that’s the signature of the New Orleans DNA, whether you love it or hate it, but that’s exactly what has happened in the second year of the coronavirus. Mayor LaToya …