Working Life

At least in New York City, there will not be any Writers Guild of America official picketing today (some of us will go over to Broadway and support the striking stagehands). But, there is some stuff to report.   Yesterday, Michael Winship, president of the the Writers Guild of America (east) sent out an e-mail […]

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It wasn’t a surprise but it is still disappointing that the so-called "free trade" deal with Peru passed the House yesterday–and, unfortunately, with too many Democrats voting for the deal. We missed a teachable moment–a moment to reframe the debate on trade relations with other countries. Here’s what the Democratic Party should be saying.   […]

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    Reuters reported just a few hours ago that the House will now take up the so-called "free trade" deal with Peru on Thursday: Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have decided to delay a vote on a free-trade agreement with Peru until Thursday, House Democratic Leader Steny Hoyer said. Hoyer made the announcement […]

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{attachment id=56 size=small} It was sunny and brisk today on the Writers Guild of America picket line in New York City on the third day of the strike. The pickets have been moving around the city since the strike started on Monday–Day One we rallied outside the NBC (General Electric) studios in Rockefeller Center (just […]

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    Sorry for the late post (I know, you can’t start the day without reading here…) but I’ve been on the Writers Guild of America’s picket line all morning (out at Silvercup Studios in Queens…a little rain, a little wind). Things are still strong on the line and I’ll update this more as the strike […]

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    Members of the Writers Guild of America have walked out, as of midnight. So, it’s to the picket lines, my friends–where I am headed in about one hour. If you are in New York City, here’s what the Guild sent out yesterday: The Writers Guild will go on strike Monday, November 5th at 12:01 […]

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Many of you probably recall the transit workers strike in December 2005 in NYC when the members of TWU Local 100 walked out for two days right before the holidays. Details on the strike can be read on Working Life here and here. One of the major ways this strike continues to impact the union […]

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  Any day now, maybe even tomorrow, there could be a strike by thousands of writers who come up with the words that come out of the mouths of the actors and performers who we watch on the big screen, television, DVDs and, increasingly, the Internet, or listen to on the radio. What isn’t always […]

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There is a cruel economic hoax being played on millions of American workers, a hoax that unfortunately is being promoted by too many Democrats. The hoax is this: that workers who lose their jobs to so-called "free trade" can simply be retrained to do something else that will be a good substitute for what they […]

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    Last week, the AFL-CIO filed a complaint with the International Labor Organization (ILO) against the Bush National Labor Relations Board (I’m going to try to upload the complaint here but right now we are, as they say, experiencing technical difficulties…or maybe I’m just more lame than I thought). It’s a good indictment of the […]

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