Tag Archives: labor organizing

Biden’s Labor Initiatives and Organizers’ Challenges

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Working-Class Perspectives

Is Joe Biden, as he claims, the best friend workers have had in the White House either ever or since Franklin Delano Roosevelt?  We could debate that all day, but the President and his administration at least deserve an “A” … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Issues, Labor and Community Activism, The Working Class and the Economy, Wade Rathke | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Working 9 to 5: Class Diversity and Clerical Organizing

Posted on October 3, 2022 by Working-Class Perspectives

“Get your 9 to 5 newsletter! Get your 9 to 5!” The early 1970s was a time of profound economic transformation. Women from across the class spectrum were flooding into the workforce by the millions. I was one of them.  … Continue reading →

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A Movement Moment and a Real NLRB

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Working-Class Perspectives

Finally, it’s a new morning for workers in America.   For at least a brief time, while the Biden administration is alive, even if unwell, and the Supreme Court has not yet brought the darkness and ended our parade, opportunity is … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Issues, Labor and Community Activism, Understanding Class, Wade Rathke | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

The Unanswered Question about the Future of US Labor Unions

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Working-Class Perspectives

Within six months the two men who have led the AFL-CIO for more than twenty-five years, John J. Sweeney and Richard Trumka, have passed away.  In reflecting on Trumka’s sudden passing and the likely transition of leadership within the dominant … Continue reading →

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The Challenges of Organizing “Gig” Workers

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Working-Class Perspectives

When we think about organizing precarious “gig” workers, the task seems biblical.  The workers may be ready, or not, but the spirit and the flesh are weak. We all bemoan the rise of gig workers. Low pay, few hours, no … Continue reading →

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A Date in a Diary

Posted on February 15, 2016 by deindustrial

A couple of weeks back I learnt of the death of one of the signalmen I used to work with on the London Underground. Geoff Revell, who died of cancer at the age of seventy-three, had been active politically and … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Issues, Labor and Community Activism, Tim Strangleman | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment