If you won't be in D.C. or you can't be at one of the solidarity actions, make sure you take 10 actions in favor the the DREAM Act.The United We Dream Coalition, of which Citizen Orange is a member (or better said, a supporter), has led the … [Read more...]
The Budget Talks in Boston
The Union's Request to be Partners in the Discussion To make sure that we were fully informed, we requested background data on the budget and suggested that we meet as soon as we got this information. It appears to us that the Mayor … [Read more...]
For Labor Day: Boston-area workers finding new paths to rights and respect
The Employee Free Choice Act would remedy the problem by giving workers a simple one step process to freely choose a union. It would also strengthen penalties for companies that intimidate employees from trying to form unions and provide … [Read more...]
Obama and organizing
I don't want to talk about an Obama primary win as a fait accompli, but there are some interesting, and possibly related tidbits in the NYT today:SEIU seems poised to endorse Obama. I don't know what their power is like in swing … [Read more...]
Obama set to romp Nevada
Obama wins endorsement of SEIU Nevada By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has won the endorsement of the Nevada chapter of the Service Employees International Union, … [Read more...]
How SEIU Early State Endorsements Are Likely to Play Out
So, as a short follow up to yesterday's post on the decision by SEIU to be neutral at a national level and let its state-level organizations make up their own minds, here's some intel on where at least one insider believes states might go. … [Read more...]
Wal-Mart, Massachusetts, and a health care fork
The Globe's op-ed page neatly runs down the implications of Wal-Mart & Friends' recent calls for universal health care, with this bottom line: It's going to take more government involvement, and therefore more tax money.It's fascinating … [Read more...]
No on Question 3 by Family Child Care for Children!
Major Issues With Question #3: 1. FCC providers are business owners, not employees - many FCC providers are employers of assistant teachers posing complex issues for a union designed for employees. An association of providers … [Read more...]
Union Friday Returns!
The biggest news is the terrible Kentucky River decision from the NLRB. In this decision, issued on September 29 and released Oct. 3, the NLRB ruled that employees who spend as little as 10 - 15% of their time overseeing other … [Read more...]
Guerrilla Vlogger: AFL-CIO hosts John Edwards in Manchester, NH with oreos
Tula Connell asked an important question in her excellent Labor Day diary. If Unions are so great then why don't more people join them? Today this is what employers do when you try to start a union: 92% of private-sector employers, … [Read more...]