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 unions, and, really, the entire middle-class. I welcome back Celine McNicholas from the Economic Policy Institute to look at who is hurt by the decision. I, then, give […]
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Episode 88: Janus Comes Down—The Bad, the Really Bad and The Fight Back
Posted on 27 June 2018.
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Is There Any Silver Lining In The SCOTUS Knifing of Public Unions?
Posted on 30 June 2014.
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 politics. But, just a small word on what silver lining could be found here–and I know my friends will perhaps violently disagree.
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Ouster
Posted on 04 May 2011.
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 as president of her union by a decisive margin on Friday. Moore lost a hotly contested […]
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The State of Labor–Now Take To The Streets
Posted on 04 November 2010.
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 his humble roots, I said aloud, "will you remember that when you unleash Big Business to press its boot […]
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The Big Dog: AFSCME
Posted on 23 October 2010.
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, County and Municipal Employees is now the biggest outside spender of the 2010 elections, thanks to an 11th-hour effort to boost Democrats that has […]
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Obama’s Critique of Unions–Long-Lasting Damage?
Posted on 03 January 2008.
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 support of Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. Obama never actually used the words "special interest" and "unions" in […]
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Obama’s Critique of Unions–Long-Lasting Damage?
Posted on 03 January 2008.
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 support of Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. Obama never actually used the words "special interest" and "unions" in […]
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Showdown in Vegas: It’s A Wrap
Posted on 04 March 2005.
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 “Resolution to Enforce Mutual Accountability in the Labor Movement’s Campaign for Freedom of Workers to Choose a Voice At Work.” (Okay, not the most Hemingwayesque formulation). The […]
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