Tag Archives: NLRB

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 →

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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 →

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Amazon and the Southern Key

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Working-Class Perspectives

Though expected, the union defeat at Amazon’s Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center was a gut punch to the labor movement not only in the United States, but globally.  Amazon workers in other countries had expressed solidarity with Bessemer through direct action, … Continue reading →

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National Labor Relations Board Twists the Knife in the Heart of Unions and Workers

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Working-Class Perspectives

It may be hard to remember, but the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is supposed to ensure the right of workers to organize and safeguard the stated public policy expounded in the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), which favors collective … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s, FedEx, and Shifting Legal Views of Employment

Posted on September 8, 2014 by Working-Class Perspectives

Sometimes seemingly obscure legal rulings indicate major changes in the struggle for social and economic justice. Two recent rulings involving independent contractors and franchise employers could help enable workers and unions to make breakthroughs in improving wages and working conditions. … Continue reading →

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We Are Worth More

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Working-Class Perspectives

Last month a few hundred retail and fast-food workers, from places like Sears, Dunkin’ Donuts, and McDonald’s, walked off their jobs for a rally in downtown Chicago.   Carrying signs saying “Fight for 15” (or “Lucha Por 15”) and “We Are … Continue reading →

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