By now, you may have read this: Service Employees International Union President Andrew Stern, one of America’s most prominent labor leaders, is set to resign, according to a member of the union’s board and another SEIU official. The President of an SEIU local based in Seattle, Diane Sosne, broke the news to her staffers […]
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We Need Labor’s Leadership In This Crisis
Posted on 23 September 2008.
With the country facing the biggest financial crisis in 100 years, which threatens the homes, livelihoods and bank accounts of millions of working Americans, where is the labor movement? This moment fits the classic observation by community organizer Saul Alinksy that the Chinese character for "crisis" means both "danger" and "opportunity". The "danger" part is […]
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Showdown in Vegas: the Press Conference
Posted on 03 March 2005.
Here’s a run-down of the press conference held just a little while ago. The scene was the Al Dente restaurant just off the main casino area. Double long tables covered with linen table clothes sat in the center of the room. Sitting at the head of the table were UFCW president Joe Hansen (UFCW) and […]
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