One thing about the new UAW leadership under Shawn Fain is a lot more democracy and openness in the union. For years and years, the Labor Notes people saw UAW leadership as the enemy and while I always thought their analyze was too simple and...
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It's worth being upset about the United Auto Workers' failure to win in the Alabama Mercedes plant. But it is also worth noting that organized labor has won a number.
I don't write much about international labor standards these days, since basically it has completely disappeared from our political world, even on the left. To think about this would take.
As you have probably seen by now, the United Auto Workers lost in their bid to unionize Mercedes. They had over 70 percent of the workers sign cards, but when it came down to it, only 44 percent of the workers voted yes. Now, it's...
The Conversation asked me to write an article about Biden's labor record and to give it a grade. I gave him an A-, which is as high as I'd give.
Now this is an interesting idea coming out of New York: Labor unions, corporate whistleblowers and — in some cases — individual workers would be able to pursue enforcement of wage theft claims.
On May 13, 1874, a man in New York named Charles Walker was arrested for working his dog on a cider press. This is a chance to talk about the labor history of animals! We don't usually think of animals when we think of labor...
On May 9, 1949, mob thugs assassinated International Ladies Garment Workers Union organizer William Lurye in a blatant effort to keep New York garment trade shops union-free. They got away.
I appreciate that the one thing that would force Anna Wintour to sit down and deal with the unions is the horrors of the Met Gala being threatened by angry.
President Joe Biden is greeted by Shawn Fain, President of the United Auto Workers, as he arrives to speak to a United Auto Workers' political convention, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Harold Meyerson lays out just how amazing the end of...
This isn't a huge deal, but it's important to do something about these unionbusting CEOs who openly break the law without concern of consequence. A federal administrative law judge ruled.
On May 3, 1932, the former president of the Iowa Farmers Union, Milo Reno, organized the Farmers Holiday Association. This was a short-lived but important expression of rural organizing in.