Working Life

This is not a post about why someone should not be the next U.S. Senator from New York. It’s advocating for someone who should: the president of the American Federation of Teachers, Randi Weingarten.   If you want the full history and credentials for Randi, check it out here. Here are my basic reasons for […]

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    There isn’t going to be much oxygen left in the public space to remember what Eliot Spitzer has done for organized labor. I’m not going to argue he was perfect in this area–which politician is? But, here are three things to remember: 1. I think he was 100 percent right to propose granting drivers […]

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    There isn’t going to be much oxygen left in the public space to remember what Eliot Spitzer has done for organized labor. I’m not going to argue he was perfect in this area–which politician is? But, here are three things to remember: 1. I think he was 100 percent right to propose granting drivers […]

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    This was no surprise, actually. It had been brewing for some time and a few days ago I was told it would become more public: Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that she’s contemplating a new job – president of the national teachers union. Weingarten’s possible ascent to the […]

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    This was no surprise, actually. It had been brewing for some time and a few days ago I was told it would become more public: Teachers Union President Randi Weingarten acknowledged for the first time Tuesday that she’s contemplating a new job – president of the national teachers union. Weingarten’s possible ascent to the […]

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It’s nice to report some good news on the labor front—one of the biggest labor organizing victories in the last half-century. The United Federation of Teachers—the New York City-based affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers—has won the right to represent 28,000 child care providers. This is not only a great victory for organizing but […]

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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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