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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".

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Solving the Nursing Home Turnover Crisis

Ideas and Issues March 3, 2021 by Chief Organizer

March 3, 2021 New Orleans      Nursing homes have been a flashpoint during the pandemic as death rates for residents and staff have been tragic and appalling. The situation was seen as so critical that vaccines were prioritized for the homes, where now the struggle is getting sufficient staff to participate, even as families have …

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Some Changes the Coronavirus Should Bring

ACORN ACORN International Labor Organizing March 27, 2020 by digital

Pearl River     In the Age of Trump and the Time of the Coronavirus, there seems to be constant speculation about what changes in our society, habits, and government might be permanent given our collective experience.  Much of this is hyperbole.  One pundit argued that he went “to sleep in America and woke up in democratic …

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The Rarity of Labor Union Strikes in Today’s Economy and Labor Market and Lost Hope at NLRB

Labor Organizing May 7, 2012May 7, 2012 by digital

New Orleans   In Social Policy magazine we’ve published in the current issue a solid description of the ups and downs of a group of nursing home workers in Connecticut.    The piece focused on the lessons learned in the course of a strike that the workers and the union felt was successful.  We also published in …

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