New Orleans Living in the southern and western states in the United States, sometimes it seems we just can’t catch a break. Back to back analyses of critical income factors in the papers spell trouble on multiple fronts. Walk with me on this a while. More people are leaving a majority of the largest metropolitan …
Teaching Houston’s School District a Lesson about Basic Workers Rights
New Orleans There are some universal principles in work. Almost everyone dislikes their boss is one for sure. Almost no one likes the union representative except union members and the workers who are looking for one is another for sure. Texas is a funny state when it comes to workers and unions. Once again, …
Work Lessons from an Experienced Union Organizing Director
New Orleans Talking with Peter Olney, a friend as well as a veteran labor organizer and former organizing director of the west coast based International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) where he retired in recent years, on Wade’s World was an important reminder of huge lessons we had both learned the hard way, but …