Cats, beer, unions--what does this story not have? I guess ketchup, but that wouldn't make any sense. Anyway, this is a fascinating attempt to piece together this photo of a British strike from the 1920s.
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A couple of good reads on the incredibly successful Verizon strike. Michael McCormick notes that one of the biggest victories here is the inclusion of the retail stores in the.
The Verizon strike is over and it is a landslide victory for the workers and their unions, the Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. The.
The Verizon strike continues without an end in sight. Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam is baffled. Recently, he walked up to a picket line and told striking workers, “This makes no sense to anybody. To be honest, I’m not sure why you’re out here.” Well, it...
As many of you know, Verizon's line workers are on strike. Basically, Verizon is looking to bust its remaining unions. It has invested heavily in wireless, but still has the.
Probably not in any meaningful way, but it's interesting to see groups of workers taking these actions: Longshoreman at the New York and New Jersey ports launched a classic wildcat.
Shaun Richman thinks so. Our challenge is to inspire even non-union workers to think about their power and how to exercise it using the tools we have on hand: a union movement with miniscule density in only a handful of service and public sector industries...
It's no wonder workers feel they don't have any power at the workplace in the 21st century. For a variety of reasons, the ability of them to use their collective.