Showdown in Vegas: It’s A Wrap
The AFL-CIO meeting wrapped up late this morning, Vegas time—and with some last minute fireworks between SEIU’s Andy Stern and AFSCME’s Gerry McEntee. Stern distributed a resolution entitled...
View ArticleObama’s Critique of Unions–Long-Lasting Damage?
Ben Smith of the Politico talked to me New Year’s Eve about whether Sen. Obama was doing long-lasting damage to his relations with labor because of his criticism of 527 money flowing in to Iowa in...
View ArticleObama’s Critique of Unions–Long-Lasting Damage?
Ben Smith of the Politico talked to me New Year’s Eve about whether Sen. Obama was doing long-lasting damage to his relations with labor because of his criticism of 527 money flowing in to Iowa in...
View ArticleThe Big Dog: AFSCME
With all the media attention to the money pouring into elections from business and right-wingers, here is an interesting tidbit from today’s Wall Street Journal: The American Federation of State,...
View ArticleThe State of Labor–Now Take To The Streets
There isn’t any other way of putting it: last night was a disaster for the labor movement and for its members and all working people. When the working class "hero" John Boehner choked up in recounting...
View ArticleOuster
This was a bit of a surprise to me, though I have not been watching that closely: Faye Moore, the up-and-coming president of Local 371, who was seen as a possible contender to lead DC 37, was ousted...
View ArticleIs There Any Silver Lining In The SCOTUS Knifing of Public Unions?
It seems more likely than not that, in a short while, the Supreme Court will inflict a deep wound in public union organizing, and, ultimately, the power of organized labor in the workplace and in...
View ArticleEpisode 88: Janus Comes Down—The Bad, the Really Bad and The Fight Back
Today, the inevitable happened. The Supreme Court ruled in Janus v. AFSCME, with the now-familiar right-wing conservative majority siding with the anti-union billionaire forces against public sector...
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