Posted on 02 August 2017. Tags: Black Workers, Nissan, racism, UAW, Unions, Wages
Start by being inspired by Billy Bragg’s “There Is Power In The Union”. Then, listen as I talk to a Nissan worker who is at the center of a critical campaign to win a union at Nissan’s plant in Canton, Mississippi—a two-day vote that will start tomorrow (and we will update the result for our […]
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Posted in Audio, Current Events, Economy, Labor, Podcast, Politics
Posted on 23 March 2011. Tags: Auto Industry, BMW, Bob King, Globalization, Honda, Nissan, Organizing, Transplants, UAW
I’ve heard this talked about…well, as long as the grey cells can recall. But, this feels like it has some content to it: The United Auto Workers outlined a new push to recruit U.S. workers at one or more foreign auto makers and will bolster the effort by training and sending activists abroad to […]
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Posted in General Interest