organizing
Social media and labor: a perfect, and necessary, match
September 10, 2013The union members of tomorrow are not going to be reached in the same manner as their predecessors. Twenty-five percent of U.S. voters are no longer watching television
Read moreEthiopian immigrant Tefere Gebre shakes up labor organizing
September 10, 2013Gebre's first attempt at union organizing in Orange County was a smashing success. He successfully signed up 400 workers who toiled as sorters of trash.
Read moreTaking the long view on fight for freedom
September 4, 2013As one of 250,000 who attended the 1963 "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom," I had to come to Washington, Aug. 24, to be a part of the 50th anniversary march.
Read moreLabor Day 2013: Unions determined to remake themselves
September 2, 2013As Labor Day 2013 approaches unions in America are re-assessing themselves in a way they never have before.
Read moreMoral Mondays and misestimated mandates
July 24, 2013If you haven't heard about them already, "Moral Mondays" is the name given to a new protest movement in North Carolina.
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