Baltimore The crowd that gathered in the teachers’ union meeting hall in Towson, Maryland was old and young, current and former organizers with unions, ACORN, activist and well-traveled others, so watching “The Organizer” for them was in many parts a good spirited time with laughs and wisecracks at all the right moments. The post-screening questions …
Can Gig Workers Take Advantage of Independent Contractor Status?
Washington At Georgetown University Professor Joseph McCartin showed some bite-sized clips from “The Organizer” documentary and followed up with questions he posed, as well as a variety that came from the audience. One former union brother launched a rant that bemoaned the loss of workers’ weapons dating back to the passage of the Taft-Hartley …
DC Still Standing in the Age of Trump, I Guess?
Washington I count myself lucky, when I’m not in DC. That’s not a new thing, but a lifelong habit. It’s a company town, and I don’t much care for the company. Sitting in Georgetown for a minute on my way to the University this evening, it’s a gray, early spring day. I can tell it …