Category: Labor
Accusations of cheating, chicanery and violent retaliation dog the SEIU Local 1000 election. The consequences for labor are very real
John Tarleton: Barbara Bowen Passes the TorchThe outgoing leader of NYC’s leftmost union local looks back on long struggle to transform CUNY
“This moment provides opportunities to raise wage demands, but it must be a moment where workers organize in order to sustain and pursue demands for improvements in their living and working conditions.”
Julia Rock: Hiding The Union BustersThe American Bar Association and corporate interests are trying to block a rule that would expose their anti-labor activities
Interview on the climate stabilization project for California and the national implications of union support for a green economy transition
Robert R. Raymond: Corporations Are Trying to Co-opt Mindfulness to Avoid Meeting Workers’ Needs“These programs treat stress as a maladaptation of the individual, not as a symptom of structural and systemic issues.”
Nelson Lichtenstein: Not All Labor Law Reforms Are Created EqualTwo major pieces of labor law legislation, both rooted in the concept of “sectoral bargaining,” are now being weighed in California and New York
The long-awaited report affirms support for police unions, and rejects the idea of defunding the police
Workers’ inquiries and credible strike threats are essential tactics for tipping the balance of class power back in workers’ favor
Kenny Stancil: If You Want to Keep Workers, Pay Living Wages“They will spend millions of dollars to take $300 a [week] away from you and your family, to force you to work for them for pennies.”